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Phil Lowe: A craftsman and gentleman
Two woodworkers, Will Neptune and Steve Brown, remember their mentor.
Synopsis: Woodworking lost one of its giants in January 2021 with the passing of Philip C. Lowe, teacher and master of period furniture making, founder of the Furniture Institute of Massachusetts, sailor, scholar, writer, and friend. Here the woodworking community remembers one of our own.
Woodworkers like Philip C. Lowe don’t come along often. In fact, humans like him are a rare commodity, combining extraordinary talent with more than average levels of kindness and generosity, and on top of that the passion and temperament to teach for decades. While he can’t be summed up with a few titles, Phil was a father, husband, tradesman, sailor, teacher, scholar, writer, mentor, and, above all, a friend. His life was full. His loss is profound.
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Remembering Philip C. Lowe
The woodworking community has lost one of its giants with the passing of Philip C. Lowe. He was a consummate craftsman and former instructor and head of the furniture making program at North Bennet Street School in Boston, and later at his own school, The Furniture Institute of Massachusetts. But if you were to ask any of the number of people who have known and worked with Phil, the first thing you’d hear about is what a tremendously kind and generous individual he was.
In the handful of times I’ve had the pleasure to work with Phil, I was always greeted by his smile, quick wit, and great sense of humor. Of course, when he’d get to work, all my attention turned to his tremendous skill and the seeming ease with which approached his work. For those of us not fortunate enough to have studied under Phil, the good news is that he has been a consistent contributor to the magazine for more than 30 years. The articles that he has written over the years stan