Christian Becksvoort
Master Woodworker, Shaker Inspired Craftsman
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Christian Becksvoort is a master woodworker with five decades of experience working in a variety of custom, architectural, and furniture shops. His work has been featured everywhere from Martha Stewart to Fine Woodworking. He is the author of The Shaker Legacy: Perspectives on an Enduring Furniture Style (2000) and Shaker Inspiration: Five Decades of Fine Craftsmanship (2018). His studio is in New Gloucester, Maine, a stone’s throw from the Shaker community in Sabbathday Lake.