Beginning in 1979 at a Lash Brothers Boatyard in Friendship and continuing 5 1/2 years, through 1986, at Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, then of New Gloucester and Auburn, Maine, I acquired a diverse knowledge of traditional and contemporary woodworking techniques. I learned to make things well. I learned to make beautiful things.
Having attended Dartmouth College I chose to move back to the area and since January, 1987 I’ve been in business for myself and continue in the tradition in which I was trained. Here in the Upper Connecticut River Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire my goal is to make good furniture, beautiful and functional. I hope this web site conveys the care I take, the talent I provide, the effort I make to please my customers, and the joy it gives me when I succeed.
With the possible exception of sanding I love every aspect of my custom woodworking job: furniture design, handcrafting, and the interaction with customers. I make CUSTOM FURNITURE(your design), REPRODUCTION FURNITURE(copies or adaptations of existing styles), and my own ORIGINAL DESIGNS; I love the constant challenge and encourage you to draw upon the full breadth of my abilities. I am in business to make those items you can’t quite find and at a level of quality that is better than some and as good as any. I am here to make the furniture of your dreams be they simple or complex.
The photos displayed in this web portfolio should give you a feel for what I can do. Please do not feel limited by or to what you see here. More than half my business is orders for custom and one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture; I would be happy to work with you to design and or to price something completely different. The items you see here were professionally photographed. I have at least as many amateur photographs including several more hutches, chairs, beds, and desks I would be happy to show you. Let me know what you seek and I will forward a packet of amateur shots by “e” or “snail” mail, whichever works best for you.
Over the past 20 plus years I have designed a number of pieces which sell over and over, most are Shaker inspired and many also incorporate oriental “Ming” details and are organized under the icon “Ming Shaker Line.” They include a Spindle Bed, the Bowback Bench, Contemporary Windsor Chairs, Ming Shaker Dining, Coffee, and Occasional Tables, two Ming Shaker Desks, a bookcase-credenza and a Ming Shaker Credenza among others. In addition to the items pictured I have plans for a Ming Shaker Sideboard, and a chest of drawers with similar details. As they are built they will be photographed and included in this site. In the meantime I would be happy to send a copy of the drawings.
Although I do not have a showroom at the time of this writing, I encourage you to come visit my shop; I usually have some items in stock and you can see the work in progress. Call ahead though (802-295-7004), working alone any contingency might result in my unannounced absence. I wouldn’t want you to travel the distance for naught.
I have lived here in the Dartmouth College area for the past 20 plus years,Sha enjoy hiking, biking, and x-c skiing. The area is just beautiful and the College offers all kinds of cultural and athletic events which may be another reason to visit.