Popular Woodworking 2009-02 № 174, страница 5■ Contributors ■ T T T POPULAR 1 ■ Wqopwormng Chris Storb is a conservator of furniture and woodwork at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. For 25 years he has studied, restored, conserved and made furniture and wooden objects. Storb specialized in the restoration of 17th-, 18th- and 19th-century American furniture in a private practice, which he established and successfully maintained for 15 years before joining the museum staff. Recently, he began co-authoring a series of articles on the life and work of the English-born joiner John Head (1688-1754), who arrived in Philadelphia in 1717. In this issue, Arts &r Mysteries author Adam Cherubini tapped Chris for his expertise and help in carving a ball and claw foot (page 22). Keith Neer For the last 37 years, Keith has "practiced" the craft of woodworking and made numerous family pieces of furniture with an occasional commission piece thrown in. In 2005 he retired from industry to follow a dream and started Clermont Woodworking and Design. Since retirement Keith has worked full time as a furniture designer and builder. He restores heirloom furniture and teaches woodworking at local retailers and in his shop outside Cincinnati. You can see his work and his shop at Clermontwoodworking.com. popularwoodworkiriR.com ED1TORIALOFFICES 513-531-2690 publisher & group editorial director Steve Shanesy editor Christopher Schwarz X11407 ■ chris.schwarz@fwmedia.com art director Linda Watts xl 1396 ■ linda.waus@fwmedia.com senior editor Robert W.Lang xll327» roberi.lang@fwmedia.com senior editor GlenD. Huey x 11293 ■ glen.huey@fwmedia.com managing editor Megan Fitzpatrick X11348 ■ megan.fitzpatrick@fwmedia.com associate editor for the web Drew DePenning X11008■ drew.depenning@fwmedia.com photographer A1 Parrish contributing editors Adam Cherubini, Bob Flexner, Troy Sexton F+W MEDIA, INC. chairman & ceo David Nussbaum cfo Jim Ogle president SaraE. Domville senior vp, manufacturing & production Phil Graham vp, manufacturing Barbara Ann Schmitz executive vp, emedia John Lemer vice president it, cio MikeKuehn vp. consumer marketing SaraDeCarlo director. business planning Tom Wiandt conference director SaraDumford circulation director Linda Engel newsstand director Susan Rose production coordinator Vicki Whitford ADVERTISING advertising director Don Schroder 331N. Arch St.. Allentown, PA 18104 tel. 610-821-4425; fax 610-821-7884 d.schroder@verizon.net sales coordinator Krista Morel tel. 513-531-2690x11311 krista.morel@fwmedia.com Mario Rodriguez has mo re than 30 years of experience as a woodworking teacher, writer and builder. After earning a bachelor's degree in art and applied design and completing his apprenticeship, he established his own shop in Brooklyn, N.Y., and worked with the area's leading architects, designers and collectors. His work has been featured in a number of publications, including Architectural Digest and The New York Times. After teaching for almost 18 years in the Restoration Department at the New York-based Fashion Institute of Technology, Mario now teaches at the Philadelphia Furniture Workshop (philadelphiafurnitureworkshop.com). 8 ■ Popular Woodworking February 2009 SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES: Subscription inquiries, (click on -Customer Service"). Or by mail: Popular U P.O. Box 420235, Palm Coast, FL 32142-0235. Orc.ii 877-860-9140 or 386-246-3369. Include your addre inquiries. Allow 6 lo 8 weeks for delivery. 730 River Road, New Milford. NJ 07646 your store, call 800-894-4656orwiteMagazineRelail Sales, P.O. Box 5014, tola, Wl 54945-5014. BACK ISSUESarc available. Call 800-258-0929 for pricing or sil popularwoodwc '' " ' ' ' Copyright©2009 by F-.W Media, Inc. All rights registered (JHL |