MAKING THE HOLIDAYS WITH LOVE
Master DIY craftsman, Bruce Johnson, shares tips and must-haves that are made with love and finished with Minwax. From perfect personal holiday gifts, to tricks for getting your home holiday ready.
About Bruce Johnson:
Author-craftsman Bruce Johnson has introduced millions of do-it-yourselfers, craftspeople and antique collectors to the world of wood finishing and antique restoration. As the official spokesperson for Minwax®, the leading manufacturer of wood finishing and wood care products, Bruce motivates people to take the initiative to beautify their surroundings. Through his many books, magazine articles and columns, as well as appearances on national television talk shows, Johnson is recognized as an authority in the do-it-yourself community. He has appeared on PBS, HGTV, The Discovery Channel, and was the host of “DIY Woodworking” and “Build A Log Cabin”, on the DIY network.
An expert in wood refinishing, antique restoration, and home improvement, Bruce has published more than a dozen books on these topics, including Fifty Simple Ways To Save Your House, The Wood Finisher, The Weekend Refinisher, and The Official Identification and Price Guide to the Arts and Crafts Movement. For more than 20-years, he penned an antique refinishing advice column, “Knock on Wood,” which ran in dozens of antique/collectibles publications.
A rare combination of craftsman and journalist, Johnson began his career as a high school English teacher, but left teaching to set up his “Knock on Wood Antique Repair & Restoration” shop. He spent the next 10 years as a full-time professional refinisher, but eventually returned to writing. Yet, Johnson says, he won’t ever be without a workbench and a couple of refinishing projects in the garage. Johnson is also the founder and director of the Arts and Crafts Conference and Antique Show held every February in Asheville, North Carolina. The conference, which includes the largest Arts and Crafts antiques show, attracts more than 1500 Arts and Crafts collectors each year to its many seminars, tours, demonstrations and exhibits. This February will be the 31st annual National Arts and Crafts Conference.
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