[1] Marks studied art at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz, California.
He was the host of DIY Network's show Wood Works, a show highlighting a combination of techniques using both hand and power tools to design and build pieces which feature the use of exotic woods in ways that feature their color and grain.
He also is a master woodturner but is drawn to furniture making and the turning side of him rarely comes out in his shows.
About his style Marks says: Many times on the air he said that what sets fine furniture above mediocre furniture is attention to detail, such as matching the grain when joining two pieces to make it seem as if carved from a solid block of wood.
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