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Vic Tesolin

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Vic Tesolin is a graduate of the furniture design and making course at Rosewood Studio in Ontario. After graduating, he ran his own studio furniture business while working at Rosewood as a part-time instructor and craftsman in residence. His current shop is a small space where he uses mostly hand tools. By day, Tesolin is the Woodworking Technical Advisor at Lee Valley & Veritas Tools and by night he teaches privately and for Lee Valley’s seminar program. He maintains a blog at minimalistwoodworker.com.

  • ‘The Centre for Woodworking Authenticity’

    January 5, 2021

    In the end, any woodworking you enjoy is authentic woodworking.

  • Wood hoarding

    December 16, 2020

    If, like Vic Tesolin, you can't help keeping all those scraps around, it helps to have a system.

  • How to Put a Plane Down

    November 24, 2020

    Vic Tesolin weighs in on the never-ending debate about the 'proper' way to put your plane to rest.

  • Tool Storage: Are you in or out?

    October 13, 2020

    Vic Tesolin likes to have his tools out in the open where he can see them, and more importantly use them.

  • Running electrics in my dream shop

    September 8, 2020

    Every woodworker has different needs, but Vic Tesolin knew that 100-amp service would be enough to power his dream shop.

  • Drawing on a tablet

    August 31, 2020

    It's not the same as pencil and paper—yet. But as Vic Tesolin says, sketching on a tablet is pretty fun and it saves the trees for woodworking

  • New shop space

    July 15, 2020

    Vic Tesolin is moving shop again. This will be his sixth shop in 20 years, but this space could be the one!

  • The power of the hobbyist

    July 6, 2020

    Many believe hobbyist woodworkers couldn’t possibly be as good, fast, and talented as pros, but Vic Tesolin argues this is a silly notion.

  • Don’t take my word for it

    June 16, 2020

    Vic Tesolin believes that if you want to grow as a woodworker, you must try something before dismissing it.

  • Learning a craft

    May 28, 2020

    Vic Tesolin believes that a good teacher inspires you and makes you want to learn, but beginners should be careful who they learn from.

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