Jim Harrold, Editor-In-Chief

One of the woodworking industry’s most experienced journalists, Jim Harrold brings nearly three decades of writing and woodworking to his post as editor-in-chief of Woodcraft Magazine. His goal is to help readers learn as much about woodworking as possible through the variety of attractive projects, essential techniques, and important products found in each issue.

Prior to joining Woodcraft, Jim served as the editor of Home Plan Ideas and Do-It-Yourself newsstand magazines, and headed up several building books bearing the Better Homes & Gardens name. By the mid 1980s, he managed bi-monthly Weekend Woodworking Projects, and then became the managing editor of WOOD magazine. Starting in 2001, he was promoted to executive editor of WOOD and remained in that position until 2007. His woodworking background stems from his university days when he worked in construction and cabinet shops while graduating with an MA in English and MFA in Creative Writing. Today, he’s assembled the shop he’s always wanted and spends his free time there building furniture, jewelry boxes, and whatever else suits his woodworking needs.

Contact Jim at: Jim_Harrold@woodcraftmagazine.com

Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk, Senior Editor

As a self-taught woodworker and an author, Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk is welcomed addition to Woodcraft Magazine. He blends a passion for woodworking with an understanding of the creative processes needed to produce a successful publication.

Joe’s past includes authorship of Getting Started in Woodworking, Book IV, by Taunton Press (2006), and has written for WOOD magazine, American Woodworker, Woodworker’s Journal, Handy, and Lowe’s.

Contact Joe at: Joe_Hurst@woodcraftmagazine.com

Scott Phillips, Contributing Editor

Scott Phillips is in his fourth decade of woodworking. He started in his Father’s shop when he was eleven. The first moneymaking projects were air-dried walnut shelves and boxes. These projects lead into furniture and restoration commissions.

Today Scott is a master woodworker with a thorough knowledge of his craft, Scott’s reverence for the intricacies of wood and its possibilities has helped make The American Woodshop a favorite among public television audiences over the past 15 years.