The Joiners Bench
Chris Gochnour is an experienced artisan, writer, teacher, and hand-tool expert who specializes in traditional woodworking techniques and design. He sells his pieces and shares his craft at The Joiners Bench. You can follow him on Instagram @TheJoinersBench.
Chris is a contributing editor to Fine Woodworking magazine and a woodworking instructor.
Learn more by taking a glance at the Joiners Bench gallery, workshops and blog, or contact Chris directly.
Gallery
Chris Gochnour specializes in handcrafted commissioned pieces from a wide range of styles. He personally builds each piece, start to finish, out of solid, handpicked woods.
Workshops
Chris Gochnour teaches furniture making and traditional building techniques at several locations. He also offers a series of workshops at The Joiners Bench and limited one-on-one instruction and tutoring.
Contact Chris, 801-266-5859, [email protected], if you are interested in signing up for one of his workshops.
Take a look at the training opportunities listed below:
Salt Lake Community College
Intermediate Woods and Millwork/CMGT 2220
Furniture Design and Construction/CMGT 1530
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Workshops at The Joiners Bench
Private Instruction and Small Group Lessons are offered at The Joiners Bench Studio. Learn more
Traditional Building Skills Institute
Traditional Building Skills Institute at Snow College in Ephraim. Utah.
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Publications
Chris is a contributing editor to Fine Woodworking, the nation’s premier woodworking magazine, for which he has authored over 100 feature articles, Q&A’s and tool reviews.
Latest Updates on the Blog
Springtime at the Joiners Bench
In addition to the wood shop, the Joiners Bench includes a small home with lots of trees and plants. I love it in the spring when the flowers start to bloom and the trees take on their green leaves. I thought it would be fun to take a break from the...
Fine Woodworking Live 2018
It was my pleasure to be a presenter at Fine Woodworking Live 2018 this past weekend. I always enjoying seeing the FW staff, as well as the talented woodworkers from all around the country who come together for a weekend filled with hands-on presentations and lectures.
Featured on Shop Talk Live
This week I was featured on Fine Woodworking's Shop Talk Live. View the episode
Sea Chest Workshop
Sea Chest Workshop The past month has been super busy. In addition to my commissioned work and regular teaching responsibilities at Salt Lake Community College, I taught three workshops on how to build this eye-catching sea chest. Two of these...
The New Year
2014 promises to be a great year for The Joiners Bench. I will be doing a variety of commissioned pieces, as well as customized training in my studio. I've committed to conduct two workshops at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking. I'm also teaching two classes on...
Joinery instructions
This weekend I will be presenting to the Colorado Woodworkers Guild. As part of my presentation I will build an heirloom tool chest by hand and demonstrate various hand tool techniques. The following links provide step-by-step instructions for dovetail and mortise and...