Dr. William D. Umstattd is an Emeritus Associate Professor of Technology Education from The Ohio State University. He received his bachelor of science in education degree with a major in industrial arts from Central Missouri State University, his master of arts degree with major emphasis in education from the Uni- versity of Northern Colorado, and his doctorate of education degree in Industrial Education from Texas A&M University. Dr. Umstattd has 36 years of experience in the field of education. He taught two years in elementary school, eight years in junior high schools, seven years in senior high schools, two years teaching instrument repair in an Army Ordnance School, and seventeen years at the university-level teaching technology-teacher education. Dr. Umstattd also served as a manuscript reviewer and assistant editor for the Journal of Industrial Teacher Education and worked in industry as a technical writer. Dr. Umstattd participated in a number of professional associations. He did committee work for, served on the board of directors of, and received a leadership award from the International Technol- ogy Education Association. He did committee work for and received an honorary life membership to the Council on Technology Teacher Education. He served as executive director and received a distin- guished service award, a laureate award, and life membership from The Ohio Technology Education Association. He was a member of and received a distinguished service award and laureate citation from the Epsilon Pi Tau educational fraternity. Mr. Charles W. Davis attended the University of Michigan’s School of Architecture and received his undergraduate degree from Wayne State University, Detroit. He later attended San Diego State University’s graduate school. Mr. Davis taught courses in computer scheduling at the University of California, Los Angeles and com- puter users’ classes at International Business Machines. He wrote users’ guides for software products and reviewed numerous software publications. He wrote articles published in the Fine Woodworking and Fine Homebuilding magazines. Mr. Davis’ woodworking experience began in his early teens. He and a friend manufactured unfinished bookcases for Sears during high school. In 1983, he opened Chuck Davis Cabinets in north Monterey County, California. He specialized in the design and fabrication of high-end custom wood and composite casework. Mr. Davis assisted in the design and equipment layout for a woodworking club’s new facility. Mr. Patrick A. Molzahn has been a faculty member at Madison College, located in Madison, Wisconsin since 1998. He became the director of the Cabinetmaking and Millwork program in 2000. Prior to becoming an educator, Mr. Molzahn ran his own woodworking business for several years. A graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he received degrees in both fine arts and architecture. After working for two years with the Chicago architectural firm of Booth Hansen Associates, Patrick and his wife moved to Japan where they researched Japanese art and architecture during their three-year stay. Believing that if you can build a boat, you can build anything, Patrick returned to the United States to study traditional wooden boat building at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Washington state. After completing the program, he moved to the Madison area to set up his own shop, specializing in architectural millwork and custom furniture. Over the past four decades, he has traveled around the world researching how other cultures train their woodworkers. He is a founding board member of the Woodwork Career Alliance of North America, and as the last president of WoodLINKS USA, led the transition of this organization to the WCA EDUcation membership. In 2008, Patrick received the distinguished WMIA educator of the year award. His writings have appeared in numerous publications, including Woodshop News, Fine Woodworking, Fine Homebuilding, and Wood Digest. About the Authors Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. iv