Lived down the street from Sam growing up in the 70's-90's, RanchoCucamonga Ca. Went to school with his son Aaron. Genius, friendly, talented, wonderful man Sam was. Every door knob in the house and shop were different and carved by hand. Wonderful soul... .. .

I’m a small time woodworker but I certainly understand his affection for wood. The smell of it. The feel of it. The look of it. His work is indeed a national treasure.

Excellent video on Sam Maloof. I met him in Berea KY in 1978 (where I was a woodworker at the college). He invited me to join him in a workshop he was putting on during his visit. We were taught hand cut dovetails and he produced one of his iconic rocking chairs. It was amazing watching him work. And his teaching style was excellent. Thank you for providing this video.

I grew up in Cucamonga, about 1/4 mile below Sam's house. His property had a lot of citrus trees around it...We (as kids) had thrown some of his lemons/oranges under cars as they went by for kicks. Later, he let us pick his olive trees and my mom cured them by the barrels! I'm sure my parents returned the favor by giving him canned jars. He took us through his wood shop one day...such a regular guy... man's man. My folks have some of his work which means I will too someday.... who knew? And then they built the 210 fwy and he had to move his house...and he did...along with a lot of his favorite trees. Honored to know him, I don't have metal working tools, just wood....I love wood.

My pal wanted an Adirondack chair. I said that we must build two so we can sit by the morning fire and tell stories. We had a photograph to work from but we changed it a lot to suit our thoughts. The armrests became much wider so that coffee cups had more room. The profile of the seat became much more ergonomic with curves for lower back support. The angles of seat and back were carefully adjusted. He wanted heirloom quality so we settled on white oak there are 32 pieces in each chair. Each was cut, shaped and completely finished prior to assembly. All fasteners were bronze with bronze grommets. We spent many hours enjoying conversation while watching the sunrise.

Sam maloff Furniture is absolutely stunning. I'm glad that his work is well-recognized. As well as his house

Sam Maloof had an overwhelming passion for working with wood. He inspired many people with his exquisite furniture. God Bless him.

This man is a TRUE CARPENTER! THANK YOU SAM, FOR MAKING SUCH INDIVIDUALLY BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE, AND THANK YOU FOR TEACHING YOUR TWO GREAT EMPLOYEES YOUR WOODWORKING SKILLS.

One of his rockers went for $80,000 ,as a very experienced pilot told me once , if you love what you do you will never do a hard days work in your life , Mr Maloof is a very lucky man and we can all learn something from him besides making beautiful chairs and furniture

Not only Sam is a life time woodworker, I've been at it since the 7th grade, worked in the furniture industry for 30 years, and at the age of 68 I not only build but repair furniture and hope to continue for many more years, I'm always telling people that I put smile on people faces when I fix a family heirloom for them. I average 85 hours a week and enjoy every minute.

Sam was such an inspiration. He has been a life long hero of mine! I was fortunate enough to go to their first home and met Sam an Frida. It will be lifelong memory🙏

Thanks for sharing this with us. What an inspiring guy.

What a gentleman! Beautiful work sir!

Loved watching this. When I lived in California, my house was 2 doors down from Sam Maloof’s daughter. Once I had learned about him I found out that Marylou was his daughter so I was asking questions about him. Marylou then took me over to meet Sam and see his house and shop (the older one). He was as nice then as he was in this video. And the furniture pieces there were amazing.

What a master, one can see what a lovely person he was. This is so inspiring.

What a lovely man! Wonderful ethics, dedicated to his craft and making the best items possible for every client! I wish I’d found him dirty or forty years ago. I adore wood but my assets are kindergarten, compared to his university doctorates!

His soul is as beautiful as his work.❤

I always wanted one of his chairs. But, they were unattainable. Expensive and exquisite. Rest In Peace Uncle Sam

Creating something with immense love truly makes forget self and at that moment you truly live.Amazing words and work.

WOW .. what a great story. Had no idea of this man and his craft. Awe inspiring. Some of his work ans style reminds me of Danish Midcentury modern designs which I only became familiar with after marrying a Dane. Growing up as a kid, I was always in my grandfathers workshop..watching him making mandolins and a few violins and thought that was cool. Not until my later years with my hands on work, did I really get to appreciate superb craftsmenship. Mr Maloof is incredible..his work is fantanstic and his heritage will live on... Now I'm intrigued and fasinated...!! Thank you for his story...

It would never get any better than this. Outstanding man and crew

He evoked God to his gift and that to me means a lot that he gives him the glory as well. Man those are some absolutely beautiful rockers and chairs. Much different than the beautiful chairs done by hand from the gentleman from the south, but equally as impressive because he does it all from tree to chair. All by hand. I love this.

Sam Maloof's work is amazing! I used to love watching this show. I wish I could find the rest of the episodes.

I keep coming back to this. What an inspiration!

I made an oak desk and I needed a chair for it. Studying chair making in the 21st century sure reminded me of kindergarten when I was little. I knew nothing.

Sam was a great man rest in peace dude

As a wood worker much respect

Sam Maloof instills the magic in the timber he uses and with his skill he brings that magic to the surface of the pieces he creates for all to experience.

I do woodturning. I love wood. The grain of the wood. Sam maloof. Such talent in woodworking. Wow!

What a Honor to watch and be inspired by Sam.

Timelessly beautiful 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼

WONDERFUL!

Damn. Kids need to watch this. Instead of dreaming about being a fireman or astronaut, they should dream about being a craftsman like Sam. The world needs more amazing people like this. Rest in peace Mr. Maloof.

Wonderful man wonderful work.

A white T-shirt ...a pine box... A most satisfatory monument for any man

There will never be another.

I'm sure Brad would understand. He, himself is an avid architectural student of the Craftsman movement.

I love "if you're gonna learn you just do it" if you mess it up you mess it up how else would you learn besides just going for it that reminds me so much of my popaw. Well if it's trash it's trash but you learned something

Beautiful

Realy great video!

I thought I had some basic woodworking skills. NOT!!! Wish I'd seen this a few decades ago. Wood wisperer? Subtlety is intrinsic here. Wish I was that talented.

A true Artist...

love this man❤

EXCELLENT WORKMANSHIP. What is the value of those chairs?

Dude I have to go here

He is my religion.🙏

I wonder if he had made duplicates of all those patterns that he kept in another place in case of a fire or something else that could destroy them? I know the design is in him but having patterns is nice to work from.

I wonder what Sam things of other wood workers projects, like, for instance, James Krenov ??

Nice! No drama sorry in the wrong way.. NM

Wow. There's like... zero dust collection going on. How does that work?

This says this is 5 yrs old. Sam Maloof died in 2009.??????

all u need is a few good band saws

You wouldn't have to blur the video tags if you weren't plagiarizing videos.

You rip off someone else's video and blur out the watermark? Your parents must be proud. DO NOT RECOMMEND CHANNEL.

Sam Maloof was a great woodworker and creator but you are not. Making identifications shows that this excellent documentary was lifted from someone else just makes me tune off this channel.

Man this video really brought warmth to my soul. Thanks for sharing. 🥲

Sam Maloof is an artist, a genius, a wizard.