Custom Clamping Blocks: Extra effort ensures glue-up success
By: Ron Kuhn, Matt Giossi, and Hank Gilpin
Fine Woodworking Magazine
December 2023
Aristotle said, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Alright, Aristotle, but how do we get the parts together? Clamping blocks! The woodworking world deserves to know, or be reminded, that it’s OK to spend half a day making a block that will protect the piece that’s already taken you weeks to create and that will evenly distribute clamping pressure right where you need it.
Ingrained Techniques: Old World Woodworking in Pawtucket
By: Abbie Lahmers
HeyRhody.com
February 3, 2021
Surrounded by curled wood shavings and commissioned designs sketched out on paper, the two-man duo behind Giossi and Kuhn Design (https://giossiandkuhn.com/) can be found hard at work in their Pawtucket studio where leaned up against the wall, beams of wood in all hues await their transformation into dining tables, cabinets, and all variety of furniture meant to stand the test of time.
Going Against the Grain
By: Channing Gray
The Providence Journal
April 4, 2015
How do you become a world-class furniture maker sought after by museums and private collectors? In the case of Hank Gilpin, who's spent more than four decades creating striking tables and chairs in a former Lincoln church, it all came down to the toss of a coin.