Contributors We’re pleased to announce our newest Woodcraſt Magazine team member, Brad Weekley. As our art director, Brad will help blend words, photos, and illustrations into the engaging, easy-to-read woodworking articles you count on us to deliver. Brad brings 20 years of graphic design experience, having worked for a blues magazine, a large outdoor catalog company, and an international marketing firm. “When not working, you can find me with friends and family in the great outdoors, hunting, fishing, camping, or simply rambling through the woods,” Brad says. “Being outdoors clears my mind and ignites my creativity.” He lives in Middlebourne, WV with his wife and two kids. West Virginia woodworker Bill Sands retired from GE Research & Development in 1998 and expanded a latent interest in woodworking. He is a regular contributor to Woodcraſt Magazine, having built several projects for us over the years. See Bill’s hanging cabinet (p. 44) for storing your table saw blade collection. When not in the shop, Bill enjoys photographing his outdoor adventures, all facets of BBQ cooking, and sharing good ale with friends. A Vietnam War veteran, Jim Osborn began his photography career aſter mustering out of the Marines. “I landed a job processing film for a printing company. Before long I was working as a photographer’s assistant. I was able to start my own photography business in 1977.” Jim has proven to be especially talented at captur- ing a wide variety of woodworking activities; his photos have been in the magazine since issue #1. Recently, he photographed the blade safe construc- tion you’ll find on p. 44. These days, he makes his home in Washington, WV, with his wife and three kids. 4 “I’ve always been interested in woodworking,” explains John Hartman, the artist whose drawings grace the Counter-height Stool article on p. 32. “Aſter graduating from the Kansas City Art Institute, I found myself admiring the technical drawings in Fine Woodworking and Scientific American, while applying my woodworking knowledge to restore and rebuild grand pianos. Since then, I’ve been putting my tools to use building furniture and other things around the house” he says. Recent projects include a garden gate, a kitchen island, and wooden storm windows. John lives in Springfield MA. n
