In this inaugural panel at Kezurou-kai Kingston, we’ll meet three passionate sawyers sourcing local trees in ways that ensure the Hudson Valley retains the bounty of its glorious forests. Hear what they are doing to push back against industrialized lumber, why it’s important, and how woodworkers and their clients can align with their efforts.

Frequent collaborator, Michael Lewis Architects, approached us to finish designs for the kitchen and two bath vanities for an Upstate New York home renovation. Little did we know the project would evolve into larger a creative journey of its own. The end result: another stellar Rowan build, and a new friend.

We were tasked with creating two handcrafted desks and a bookcase to blend seamlessly into their multi-purpose space. The design challenge was to emulate desks the clients had in their city dwelling while infusing a sense of novelty. Inspired by the old, but make it new.

A historic ivy-covered stone home was the perfect setting for a basement speakeasy. We crafted a custom tambour bar, a back bar, walnut storage closets, and perimeter bookcases with more storage.

With the ongoing war and crisis in Ukraine, our close from Karolina Hart of Kingston, NY, has been coordinating efforts with her family in her hometown in Poland to help the families and children who have fled. Please consider joining us in supporting her GoFundMe to help bring food, clothing, and medical supplies to the women and children in need in Karpacz and Jelenia Gora.

In the No. 295 issue of Fine Woodworking, we provide a Guide to Sheet Goods covering the pros, cons, uses, and more of 11 products.

Collaborating with our Client, rockstar photographer Jayme Thornton.

The renovation produced an expansive new kitchen with an asymmetrical footprint to better integrate the other living spaces for a family that enjoys cooking and entertaining.

Working closely with the owners, we prototyped a series of custom edge pulls to nail the style and function of this upstate kitchen renovation.

Joining creative entrepreneurs in New York's Hudson Valley, we created custom kitchen cabinetry with a contemporary take on Italian Old-World-style.

What fun to work on this passive house project guided by Universal Design principles.

Silvernails is a family residence that celebrates the ever-changing seasonal landscape designed to exploit natural light throughout.

This renovation combined two adjacent duplex apartments in a TriBeCa loft building retaining the original early industrial character of exposed wood columns, beams, and masonry.

This high-performance home was built to ‘Passive House Project Standards’. It is situated on an old blue-stone quarry nestled in the picturesque Catskill Mountains.

The recipient of the 2016 AIA Honor Award, this house is a year-round residence set on the crest of a hill bounded by ancient stonewalls on all sides.

This project included both the addition of a new modern wing and the renovation of the existing structure overlooking the Hudson River.

This classic Brooklyn townhouse was a single story renovation for a young family of three.

Completed in 2018, Basecamp is a modern new home inspired by the elegant simplicity of Scandinavian summer houses.