Photo Courtesy Richmond Magazine

Fine Woodworking Design Book Two, 1979 - The Taunton Press

Virginia Museum Craft Show

The first project I remember doing in wood was when I was in the 7th grade, about 35 years ago. I made several models out of a 4 x 12 beam for a science project. A couple of years later I made a model of a roman structure, which I still have in my home - preserved under multiple coats of spray paint.

In my career, I've spent a couple of years in the craft department at Virginia Commonwealth University where I made the banjo and Humpy Dumpty cabinet seen in my portfolio. I've built reproduction furniture for a company that salvaged heart pine from old industrial buildings (secretary, table, dresser), and have also made numerous kitchens of heart pine (cabinetry section). I then supervised a shop making office furniture and have made many store displays for commercial customers.

For 9 years I worked for a non-profit organization whose mission was to revitalize a working class Victorian neighborhood in Richmond VA. The houses in this neighborhood were built between 1818 and 1904. I would make patterns of the various architectural elements and reproduce them to restore these modest homes. When we began to build new houses we chose existing structures as models and reproduced parts for the new homes so the character of the neighborhood would stay consistent. When the homes were complete many people were unsure if they were old houses that had been renovated or new! We took this as a compliment.

On this site you will see some of the architectural elements I have made for clients. I can also reproduce elements needed to complete any home you are working on. Besides corbels, brackets and balusters, I make custom front doors, gates, porch posts, molding, tables, beds, and chests.