As the first Full Day of WBC came to a close, we ran into our new friend Rex Krueger: a writer, content creator and furniture builder in Cleveland, Ohio, who builds Early American furniture (mostly) by hand, makes videos on YouTube, and writes books. His most recent book is Everyday Woodworking: A Beginner's Guide to Woodcraft with 12 Hand Tools.

Rex tells us the story of leaving the classroom and entering the woodshop…and leaving the woodshop; yins and yangs, and the impact of outsiders on an industry; his secret supplier of grandpa's tools; and his favorite childhood cartoon.

More Rex:

Instagram: @rexkrueger

Website: compassrosetools.com

We also kept the mics rolling for a couple minutes and recorded Another Round with him, which you can find at ⁠patreon.com/sttavernpod⁠.

Thanks to WorkbenchCon and Total Boat for making this chapter happen!

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