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By Bill Esler
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"From my inspiration to the final finishes, my furniture making process begins and ends with the beauty of a slab of wood," says Greg Klassen, who has gained notoriety follow profiles in influential design blogs Colossal and Core and in the August 28 Wall St. Journal.  

[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"78904","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]]"My custom designs accentuate the natural beauty of raw materials. Clear finishes, applied by hand, allow the grain and rich colors of wood to shine in heirloom fashion, for furniture of enduring value and beauty."

Educated at College of the Redwoods, Fort Bragg, CA, Klassen finds orders arriving from all over the world for his tables, made from salvaged logs, glass and steel or wood frames. Prices range from $5,600 to $8,200, according to his website, http://www.gregklassen.com. He sells his furnishings through  BigCartel.com

Klassen says he receive a degree in theology, "Before I traded in my textbooks for a handplane."  I studied furniture design & fine woodworking in such diverse locales as California’s redwood coast and an island village in Sweden, where I trained under two important furniture masters.​

 

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Bill Esler | ConfSenior Editor

Bill wrote for WoodworkingNetwork.com, FDMC and Closets & Organized Storage magazines. 

Bill's background includes more than 10 years in print manufacturing management, followed by more than 30 years in business reporting on industrial manufacturing in the forest products industries, including printing and packaging at American Printer (Features Editor) and Graphic Arts Monthly (Editor in Chief) magazines; and in secondary wood manufacturing for WoodworkingNetwork.com.

Bill was deeply involved with the launches of the Woodworking Network Leadership Forum, and the 40 Under 40 Awards programs. He currently reports on technology and business trends and develops conference programs.

In addition to his work as a journalist, Bill supports efforts to expand and improve educational opportunities in the manufacturing sectors, including 10 years on the Print & Graphics Scholarship Foundation; six years with the U.S. WoodLinks; and currently on the Woodwork Career Alliance Education Committee. He is also supports the Greater West Town Training Partnership Woodworking Program, which has trained more than 950 adults for industrial wood manufacturing careers. 

Bill volunteers for Foinse Research Station, a biological field station staddling the border of Ireland and Northern Ireland, one of more than 200 members of the Organization of Biological Field Stations.

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