Jul 18, 2018 - Because he's a bad @ss...and our wood working hero!!.
Over the past four years she has gotten more involved with OWS, making custom lights (you can see more of her work at Growing up on a farm, Ric spent a lot of time working with his hands. I ended up with all of the red oak trim from all of the windows and the doors from the sets. Clio, colloquially referred to as the "farmhand" at Offerman Woodshop, comes from a longstanding heritage of craftsmen & textile artists from the American South. Teaching woodworking is also a passion as he runs many workshops for adults and youth via Allied Woodshop in downtown Los Angeles. I milled it up in my shop, and then made it into a few dozen canoe paddles that I gave to the cast and the producers. This meeting with Bay Area woodworker Trevor Hadden led to a five-month apprenticeship in which Trevor taught her the foundations of woodworking, and machine use and maintenance. After some time however, Matt began to unfortunately gain competence. If you ever get the chance to visit him in the shop, you’ll leave with a smile on your face.Sarah was born in the sticks of Indiana. He might cry, but not for long and then he'll buy you a beer. Nick Offerman was a boy when he received his first hammer. Offerman Woodshop is a small collective of woodworkers and makers based out of Nick Offerman’s charismatic wood shop in East Los Angeles.
Ever the attentive parent, Ric made him a handy little step stool out of pine. His devilish wit led him to the University of Illinois, where he studied acting and set design. I will always love the gift of a nice hammer. Since then, he has outfitted the family living room with an entertainment center and end tables out of oak, and for their dining room Ric built a china closet out of oak to match the existing antique one. Krys’ first ever woodworking project was a hand-carved unicorn for grandma–so it’s no surprise that Krys’ journey at OWS has lead her to developed as a talented carver, finisher and customizer.
Once in LA, Nick couldn’t find as much scenery work, so he turned to building decks and cabins with his longtime friend Martin McClendon, another Illinois alumnus. From refined modern designs to enormous Middle-Earth masterpieces, we build it all while smiling a lot (between the occasional gol-dang-its).We are gratefully involved with our local woodworking community, enjoying a strong relationship with Allied Woodshop, where our members often give workshops.
This paid off handsomely when Nick began his professional theatre career in Chicago, as he offset his meager acting income with building scenery and props for large equity theaters. In 2018, after ten years as shop manager, Lee left OWS to revitalize our partner Non-Profit organization Matt stumbled backwards into woodworking at the tender age of 23. The heart of the jig is a trough that guides the router over the workpiece, allowing you to even out the high and low points as much as possible and retain the maximum possible thickness.