The first of the post-Revolutionary furniture craftsmen to arrive in New York was Duncan Phyfe, a Scottish-born artisan who had been trained in Albany.

He was described by the Smithsonian Institution as "America's most renowned contemporary furniture craftsman" and People magazine dubbed him "The Hemingway of Hardwood."

These furniture craftsmen - there seem to be no women - say that they are more interested in the quality of their lives than in money.

This odour, along with the woods' natural high lustre, make it prized by cabinet-makers and fine furniture craftsmen.

Fine furniture craftsmen warn that the silicone oils can penetrate through tiny cracks in the finish and make eventual refinishing very difficult.

George Montgomery (August 29, 1916 - December 12, 2000) was an American painter, sculptor, furniture craftsman, and stuntman who is best known as an actor in western style film and television.

Still, many professional cabinet makers and furniture craftsmen find that there are a number of legitimate reasons to color wood with stain.

In Paris, before 1789, makers of veneered or marquetry furniture (ébénistes) belonged to a separate guild from chair-makers and other furniture craftsmen working in solid wood (menuisiers).

Jeff Gardner, a furniture craftsman from London, said he emigrated here, and had worked steadily repairing expensive furniture.

I don't know about the drapers and furniture craftsmen.