Marisol Castañeda
After years altering theatrical coat sleeves for clients who changed their minds at the final fitting, Marisol Castañeda wants to replace every tool wall with one checkout shelf because acquisition has become the shop’s most carefully protected project. Nobody lets her do it because the shelf would need a new drill press, a better sharpening system, and a jig to organize the receipts.
Articles by Marisol Castañeda
Woodworker's 'Quick Weekend Project' Enters Eighth Month, Third Design Revision
The floating shelf was supposed to take two days. It has since become a through-mortise-and-tenon display case with hand-cut dovetailed drawers.
Man Who Started 'Quick Weekend Project' in March 2019 Estimates Completion by 2031
What was supposed to be a simple bookshelf has evolved through seventeen design revisions into a structurally complex entertainment center that may require a building permit.
Local Man's Dovetail Joints So Tight They Achieve Molecular Bond
A Wisconsin woodworker's hand-cut dovetails have reportedly fused at the atomic level, baffling materials scientists and enraging power tool enthusiasts.