David Marks has been a studio furniture maker in Santa Rosa, CA for nearly 40 years and was the host of the popular woodworking television program WoodWorks on the DIY network.
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He also has been a contributor to Woodworker West, since 2004.
All 91 episodes of the seven seasons of WoodWorks can be purchased as DVDs—by season — or as individual downloadable episodes, from David’s eStore at: www.djmarks.com/estore/.
David conducts hands-on classes in his Santa Rosa, CA studio. 2019 classes are:
May 23–27 Box Making (Michael Cullen) July 12-14 Gilding & Chemical Patination Aug. 16-18 Marquetry & Inlay Oct. 3-7 Creative Turning Oct. 17-21 Creative Turning Dec. 6-8 Gilding & Chemical Patination
Class details are available at the website: www.djmarks.com/classes/.
This story is from the March - April 2019 edition of Woodworker West.
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