Episode 10: Ben Heineman: Self-taught furniture and cabinetmaker on what leads to mastery.

Update: 2023-11-14

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Go see Ben's work at benswoodshop on Instagram, then you will have all the context you need for a discussion with him about mastery, beauty, making things, and what keeps him going, making things that people will treasure in their lives.

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Episode 10: Ben Heineman: Self-taught furniture and cabinetmaker on what leads to mastery.

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Episode 10: Ben Heineman: Self-taught furniture and cabinetmaker on what leads to mastery.

Strother Purdy

Episode 10: Ben Heineman: Self-taught furniture and cabinetmaker on what leads to mastery.