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Location: Billings, MT
Website: www.amcraftsman.com

I am a self taught Designer~Craftsman. My business is "Todd A. Clippinger~American Craftsman."

I started doing home remodels in 1997 and I developed a penchant for working on period homes. I always had a need to repair or duplicate period trim, doors and built-ins. I discovered that not very many people could do this type of work, but I found that I enjoyed the challenge and I was good at it.

I eventually became introduced to the world of fine woodworking and made the cross-over. I became a juried artist in the 2007 Western Design Conference based on my craftsmanship and design. My projects include fitted and freestanding furniture and furnishings.

I am self-taught, I never had an apprenticeship or formal training. But my development was not without the help and advice of others. I feel a responsibility to share the knowledge with others as freely as it was shared with me, and the internet has provided a great opportunity to do this.

My motto is "Share the Love~Share the Knowledge." I believe that this is the spirit of a true American Craftsman.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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Obi

2191 posts in 1116 days


posted 978 days ago

Welcome to the shop

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

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Karson

25274 posts in 1279 days


posted 978 days ago

Welcome to Lumberjocks

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Bill

2562 posts in 1040 days


posted 978 days ago

Welcome Aboard Todd. We are looking forward to seeing your postings and pictures. Do you have a website we can check out?

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

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Todd A. Clippinger

5590 posts in 978 days


posted 978 days ago

Thanks to the Lumberjocks Welcome Committee. I look forward to being part of the community. I was just checking my emails before heading out to the field to do some install on a kitchen. I have some great things to share when I get a little more time to sit down. I am hitting crunch time on a job.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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Dusty

785 posts in 1035 days


posted 978 days ago

Todd.

Thank you for shareing your story and welcome.

I can relate to a lot of what you said.

Welcome to lumberjocks, I look forward to hereing and see more of your work and what you have to say in the future.

-- Dusty

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Don

2590 posts in 1055 days


posted 976 days ago

Todd,

Great to have you join us. I relate towhat you are saying – fine woodworking is an art.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

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oscorner

4572 posts in 1189 days


posted 974 days ago

Welcome! I’ve enjoyed seeing your woodworking!

-- Jesus is Lord!

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scottb

3391 posts in 1206 days


posted 973 days ago

Your work is fantastic, glad to see you expressing your artistic side. Do you have another web presence? Can’t wait to see more of your work!

Where in Ohio are you from, My Inlaws moved east from the Cleveland, and Cincinnati areas.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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Ryan Corrigan

59 posts in 962 days


posted 959 days ago

Todd,
Nice work. Where are you froom in OH. Most of my extended fam is in Canton.
Ryan

-- Ryan Corrigan Sadieville, KY http://www.CelticCrossWood.com

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Corey

68 posts in 960 days


posted 959 days ago

You do some beautiful work Todd. Very nice indeed!

Corey

-- http://woodshop51503.tripod.com/index.html

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PanamaJack

4447 posts in 956 days


posted 882 days ago

We’d like to welcome you to LumberJocks. Should you have a question on any type of woodworking, just ask. Somebody will have the answer.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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David

1982 posts in 1017 days


posted 881 days ago

Hey Todd, I’m a bit late in saying this since we have already been communicating but what the heck, Welcome to LumberJocks!

We are looking forward to your projects and input!

Got any tools to share?!

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

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DAN

6401 posts in 861 days


posted 850 days ago

Todd – noticed your most recent project and then checked out your website. You are hugely tallented !!
I feel lucky looking at yor work. Regards DAN

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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Davesfunwoodworking

259 posts in 754 days


posted 750 days ago

Hello Todd, thank you for the nice words. I want to let you know that all of you work is vry nice. I hope to be at your level of craftsmanship someday. I checked out your web site, great work. Thats all for now, have a great day, Dave

-- Davesfunwoodworking

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Scott Tinker

40 posts in 725 days


posted 724 days ago

Todd…I so appreciate your kind words. After looking at the gallery of your work, it makes me want to strive harder to be better, both in design and craftsmanship. Your work is exquisite.

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Todd A. Clippinger

5590 posts in 978 days


posted 724 days ago

Thanks Scott, I look forward to seeing more of your work.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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Karson

25274 posts in 1279 days


posted 724 days ago

Todd here is Bill Kappels’ Lj id. http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/bkap

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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kenndenn

45 posts in 721 days


posted 717 days ago

Thanks for the welcome, I wouldn’t say the best woodworking club (wink) but it’s a great place to browse around, looking forward to my time here…

-- Kenn from Kennewick, WA

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oicurn2it2

82 posts in 716 days


posted 716 days ago

thanks for the welcome, like youre work, look foward to talking .

-- "when you think youre going to slow, slow down just a little bit more" .... Pop's

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Scott Tinker

40 posts in 725 days


posted 712 days ago

Dear Todd,

Please cruise by and see my two new projects…I am always curious to hear your opinions, comments, and critiques.

Thanks.

Scott

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TreeBones

1558 posts in 902 days


posted 693 days ago

Hi Todd, you have some great work, I think today is the first time I’ve seen any of your projects. I find a lot of motivation from postings here and will never stop learning and getting better.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

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nakamaruchi

39 posts in 693 days


posted 691 days ago

Thanks for the welcome. I am from Japan, and I need a lot of help.
Your shop is very beautiful. I hope I have such a place someday.

-- Satoru Nakamaru, Japan ---It takes twenty years to make an overnight success. -- And if my English is strange or incorrect, please tell me.

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Charles Maxwell

156 posts in 686 days


posted 673 days ago

Todd,
I read through your personal bio. Great attitude and superb craftsmanship! Keep chargin! Max

-- Max the "night janitor" at www.hardwoodclocks.com

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Roz

441 posts in 665 days


posted 660 days ago

Todd,
Your are doing what I have thought I would like to do. However, the mechanics of business are a bit of a mystery to me. I am starting to get a lot of request for custom work in my area but never know what to charge.
Great projects, you clearly have a great talent.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

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EdC

454 posts in 719 days


posted 653 days ago

Great web site

-- Ed - Milan, IN

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bfd

413 posts in 686 days


posted 611 days ago

Todd,

I just got done going through your profile and checked out your website and man I am thoroughly impressed! Your craftsmanship and design philosophy truly motivate me. As you said “Individuals of the highest caliber become my benchmarks”. I am truly inspired to become a better craftsman after seeing your work.

-- Brian, Folsom, CA http://www.brianfullerdesigns.com

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Jaeyoel Park

51 posts in 619 days


posted 581 days ago

Dear Todd,
What a great talent you have.
I was very very glad to see your gorgeous projects.
Keep in touch ^^
See you…

-- Falling in love with wood... J. Park , South Korea

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jgourlay

10 posts in 574 days


posted 573 days ago

Todd: just looked at your website. You do beautiful work!!

-- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

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jeanmarc

1750 posts in 595 days


posted 553 days ago

thank you for your comments several times I am master key on your site you make the super one works

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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PaBull

292 posts in 544 days


posted 542 days ago

thanks for your comments, i enjoyed your site too and your personal website is very impressive!

-- http://www.twinoaksgrowers.com

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kjverlanic

56 posts in 529 days


posted 525 days ago

Thank for the warm welcome! We’re going to have to add your shop on our list of things to do and see when we are in Billings. Very Impressive!

Jolene

-- “There is scarcely anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper … and the buyers who consider price only are this man’s lawful prey.” John Ruskin

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slick1970

57 posts in 497 days


posted 494 days ago

Thank You for the welcome, Everyone has been very encouraging and inspiring. Hopfully I will have my 1 st project on here sometime this weekend. Again Thank You.

-- David, Tignall,Georgia

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Miki

51 posts in 486 days


posted 483 days ago

i am glad too to come here .

-- Everything is possible!

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jSchrock

48 posts in 314 days


posted 313 days ago

thanks for the welcome

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Chill_Wills

9 posts in 306 days


posted 300 days ago

Thanks for the welcome. If there is one thing I have noticed so far it’s that people here are very friendly and willing to share their knowledge.

-- "Experience is often what you get when you were expecting something else"

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Junji

491 posts in 260 days


posted 257 days ago

Thanks for your warm welcome and video. Oh I envy you to have such a huge workshop. Mine is just like a dog house… Anyway, very nice to meet you.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

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Bureaucrat

6897 posts in 531 days


posted 253 days ago

Happy Anniversary! This week you have been a Lumber Jock for 2 years. Thanks for your participation.

-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!

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onehitwonder

8 posts in 205 days


posted 204 days ago

Hey Todd,

Thanks for your comments. I finished this about 4 days before my graduation in in spring ‘06. I am currently completing my junior year at Columbia University in New York City where I am majoring in Mechanical Engineering. With all of my course requirements, I haven’t had the chance to get in a wood shop or take any art classes in the past three years (though I have had the opportunity to work with tools, heavy machinery, and metals on a weekly basis in our machine shop). I guess I had a recent interest to pursue woodworking further so I figured this blog was a good place to start. I was not looking to show my piece (I honestly did not know it was show quality) but I would be open to showcasing it. I was really just looking for a gallery to view and appreciate the work of others and to get ideas for future projects. Ideally, I would like to find a shop somewhere in the NYC area where I could work on a few projects this summer.

I will be sure to look into John Geraghty. Thanks again for the note.

Best,
Chelsey

-- Philadelphia / NYC (Columbia)

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amat55

31 posts in 200 days


posted 199 days ago

thanks for that video Its nice here. God Bless

-- "Well done is better than well said"

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Handymom

30 posts in 197 days


posted 194 days ago

Thanks for your warm welcome and direction to contact Les Hastings. I did so and attended the local woodworking guild and really enjoyed it. I can’t wait to be a part of Lumberjocks as well and learn from the professionals!

-- Karen W., KS.

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jenniferljl

19 posts in 189 days


posted 188 days ago

WOW!! The Cooper House is stunning. You go through a lot of effort to ensure the homeowner is included in the final product. I’d never seen scaled models of concepts used in that way. A great tool for them and you. Beautiful woodwork! And I love the tile work too. Kudos to your wife!

-- --If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.

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Profenceworks

50 posts in 3 days


posted 2 days ago

Love that latest project. The wood is beautiful.

-- Brent Builds Fences in Georgia, http://www.ProFenceworks.com

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Profenceworks

50 posts in 3 days


posted 18 hours ago

I think it’s really cool that you are self taught.

-- Brent Builds Fences in Georgia, http://www.ProFenceworks.com

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