" Composing, explained Krenov, is reacting to the wood, a continual re-evaluation and improvisation open to wherever the wood takes the composer.

A friend in Sweden got Krenov a job building wooden architectural models for a restaurant designer ; later Krenov got himself a spot at the Stockholm design school run by Carl Malmsten, considered the father of Scandinavian furniture design.

" Krenov really helped re-create an interest in fine woodworking that had largely died out by the 1950s ," says Frank Ramsay, president of the Bay Area Woodworkers Association, " Such a change from the ' make a box, cover it with plywood and paint it ' era of the 1960s.

As a young man during World War II, Krenov served as a Russian interpreter for the military when Russian ships docked in Seattle.

In his cabinets and other pieces, Krenov paid careful attention to variations in woodgrain and color in his search for " harmony " in a piece.

Although he made a living of his craft, Krenov referred to his attitude towards his work as that of an amateur, feeling that the competitive attitude of a professional causes one to compromise one's values as a craftsman.

The positive response to that first book surprised Krenov, and he ended up writing four more books including a final book that showcased the work of his students ,” With Wakened Hands .”

" I traveled all over the world to talk about my work ," Krenov said.

Although Krenov believed machinery has its place in the shop, ( namely to efficiently complete the relatively grueling and crude early stages of stock removal and thicknessing ) he felt an over-dependence on power tools removes the " fingerprints " left on the finished piece that only handwork can leave, and alienates the craftsman from his work.

His books extoll the virtues of clean lines, hand-planed surfaces, unfinished or lightly finished wood, and techniques that Krenov referred to as " honest ".

James Krenov ( October 31, 1920 – September 9, 2009 ) was a woodworker and studio furnituremaker.

Jim Krenov was born on October 31, 1920, in the village of Uelen, Siberia, the only child of Dimitri and Julia Krenov.

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Always a writer, Krenov published several articles and a novel chronicling these travels.

Once established as a master woodworker, Krenov also began sharing his expertise.

" Over time, Krenov received numerous requests to document his design philosophy in book format.

In 1976, Krenov ’ s first book, “ A Cabinetmaker ’ s Notebook ” was published.

Krenov taught and lectured about his approach to woodworking at places such as the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, Boston University, UC Santa Cruz, Graz, Austria, as a Fulbright guest at New Zealand ’ s Craft Council, Takayama, Japan, and Anderson Ranch, Colorado.

In 1981, Krenov was invited to start the Fine Woodworking Program at the College of the Redwoods in Fort Bragg, California.

Krenov was presented with The Furniture Society's Award of Distinction in 2001.

Krenov died in Fort Bragg, California on September 9, 2009.

Krenov felt that details such as uniformly rounded edges, perfectly flat surfaces, and sharp corners remove the personal touch from a piece of furniture.

Krenov was also highly critical of those who seek " originality " at the expense of well made furniture.

Krenov criticized the trend in woodworking schools toward the early use of power tools, instead of building a foundation of hand skills.

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