Randolph Woodworker's Work

Featured in National Magazine

What to do with woodworking scraps? Do you toss them out or use them for kindling?

"Never!" says David Hurwitz, a woodworker from Randolph. About 13 years ago, Hurwitz began carving elegant kitchen utensils as a way to use the scraps accumulating in his woodworking shop. Seeing them as an exploration in form, he considers each one a small, functional sculpture for the kitchen.

To add appeal, Hurwitz combines contrasting woods, such as walnut and curly maple, and mulberry and cherry. Now Hurwitz's "scraps" have been critically acclaimed by the nation’s premier magazine devoted to woodworking, "Fine Woodworking." Hurwitz's custom-made carved kitchen utensils are featured in "Readers Gallery" in the issue of January/February 2007.

The 30-year old magazine is widely considered to be the world’s leading woodworking publication, having featured the work of legendary craftsmen such as Tage Frid, Hank Gilpin, and perhaps the world’s most famous woodworker—former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

Wrote editor Asa Christiana in introducing the feature on Hurwitz' work: "We focus mostly on furniture-making in 'Fine Woodworking.' When it comes to other wood crafts—bowls, boats, utensils—we can make room for only the very best examples, items with a special twist. These have it, literally."

You can also see Hurwitz's work at www.finewoodworking.com.