Chad McClung

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Location
Vienna, West Virginia
School
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, The JD Lohr School of Woodworking, West Virginia University of Parkersburg
Expertise
Woodworking, DIY and home improvement, Power tools and hand tools
  • Chad has written and edited hundreds of DIY how-to articles and contributed to several craft books.
  • He's had the privileged pleasure of speaking with woodworking royalty, such as Mark Spagnuolo and Nick Offerman.
  • He is a woodworker and enjoys designing and building furniture of all kinds, as well as tackling the occasional DIY or home improvement project.

Experience

Chad's writing experience can be traced back to his bad teenage poetry. Professionally speaking, though, he got his start writing headlines for the local paper, The Parkersburg News & Sentinel, in his hometown of Parkersburg, WV. He also did some copywriting work at advertising agencies and worked as a technical writer and content creator at a marketing firm. Chad is also the former editor-in-chief of Woodcraft Magazine, a national woodworking how-to publication. It was there that he discovered his passion for how-to writing. As a home and design-focused journalist, Chad's work can be found at publications such as Hunker, HouseDigest, and Outdoor Guide.

Education

Chad obtained an associate's degree at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh for graphic design.

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