Take a Video Tour of Nick Offerman’s (Ron Swanson’s) Workshop
Nick Offerman, the actor who portrays TV’s current greatest character, Ron Swanson on Parks & Recreation, is an active woodworker who supplemented his income while getting established as an actor by making custom furniture.
Known for using huge, live-edge slabs of walnut in tables, as well as building canoes and fancy mustache combs, the Offerman Woodshop is as cool as you’d think it would be.
In a recent issue of Fine Woodworking, Nick tells the story of getting his start in building theatre sets in Chicago, but upon moving to LA, translated his rough carpentry skills to fine woodworking and furniture making. They shot an excellent video of the space, which is the stuff of dreams for any maker. Check it out:
Check out the Offerman Workshop’s webpage to learn more. Cool, right?
Top photo by Emily Shur; Workshop image via Largo
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