The Tinkering Woodworker

The Tinkering Monkey has a passion for designing and making smart, functional products that are built to last. With their first book, The Tinkering Woodworker, this Maker team from Oakland, CA delivers original plans that are cleverly designed, easily-built, and make the home, office, or leisure time more efficient, stylish, and fun. With projects ranging from a standing desk and a woodturned beer tap to slingshot and a whimsical teardrop-trailer cathouse, The Tinkering Woodworker is a woodworking book for by today’s Maker generation.

About the Authors

As the co-founder and production director of Tinkering Monkey, Mike is a DIY enthusiast who believes that if something can be built, modified, or invented, then it should be. Mike grew up in Georgia shootin' guns and cow tipping, but now lives a much safer life as an industrial designer in the San Francisco Bay Area.