Nancy R. Hiller

It may look formal, but this classic chair is surprisingly comfortable and simple to build.

This rich, dark-brown finish is the one often found when you see this Arts and Crafts chair in collections.

This was a project that took patience and acceptance and a refusal to compromise. Kind of like a well-lived life.

Nancy Hiller looks at Milwaukee's plug-free pinner.

There are no hard-and-fast rules for citing the designer who inspired your piece. But do you really need rules? Just do the right thing.

With hand-cut dovetails and mortise-and-tenon joints, cove molding, and hanging with a French cleat, this plate rack lets you hone your handwork skills while you update your kitchen.

Dr. Tiffany Momon and Jerome Bias describe the creative ways in which enslaved craftspeople made their own reality despite their hardships. This is where their true power lies.

If you're matching up differently sized pieces of casework, the TP-1935 from True Position Tools has you covered.

It may feel like moving mountains, but 'doing the work' despite the pain is what keeps Nancy Hiller in this game we call life.

Between furniture making and freelance writing, Nancy Hiller has had an incredibly rich career– and we're not talking about money.