In the pantheon of American woodworking, Californians Sam Maloof and James Krenov are regarded with special esteem. Both are recognized as master craftsmen of particular skill; their cabinetry and ...

Sam Maloof formed a friendship with Jimmy Carter that seemed to join as perfectly as one of the woodworker’s handmade rocking chairs. The local woodworker and the former president, eight years his ...

Mike Johnson remembers the moment his life changed and the unlikely place it happened. He was at J.C. Penney in Montclair when he recognized a fellow shopper as Sam Maloof. The famed woodworker, who ...