STARTING IN THE WOODWORKING FIELD BACK IN 1974 . DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS I WAS A LABORER FOR SEVERAL CONSTRUCTION FIRMS. THIS GAVE ME A FOUNDATION OF THE BASICS OF CONSTRUCTION. MY SENOIR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL WAS SPENT IN A VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON THE ISLAND OF MARTHAS VINEYARD, I ALTERNATED ATTENDING SCHOOL ONE WEEK AND WORKING THE NEXT WEEK. IT WAS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM THAT I WAS ABLE TO TAKE MY KNOWLEDGE OF CONSTRUCTION AND MY SKILLS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
I ALWAYS HAD AN APPRECIATION FOR THE TALENTS OF THE GIFTED TRADESMEN THAT I’VE BEEN BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO WORK AROUND. WHETHER THEY BE CARPENTERS, MASONS, TILE SETTERS, PAINTERS, ETC. I LEARNED AS I WATCHED. (AND I WATCHED SOME OF THE BEST)
THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR HAVING A TALENT TO ENVISION A SPACE AND MAKE THAT VISION COME TO LIFE.
WOODWORKING TO ME HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CONSTANT LEARNING PROCESS. YOU
LEARN A NEW TECHNIQUE, PROCESS, OR MATERIAL TO USE ALMOST EVERYDAY. THE ABILITY
TO COMBINE SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEDIA, (STEEL, STONE, GLASS, ACRYLICS, AND
ON AND ON) INTO MY PROJECTS MEANS THAT THE SKY IS THE LIMIT AS TO WHAT IS
POSSIBLE.
IN MY OPINION WHEN YOU STOP LEARNING YOU STOP CARING.
THE OTHER ASPECT OF WOODOWRKING THAT I ENJOY IS THE PROBLEM SOLVING.
FIRST YOU ARE GENERALLY SOLVING A STORAGE DELEMA,
OR TRYING TO SOLVE A NEED. THE NEXT IS WORKING OUT FABRICATION DETAILS AND
ASSEMBLY CHALLENGES THAT OFTEN RESULT IN “HOW DID THEY DO THAT”
COMMENTS
MY CURRENT SHOP (as seen above) IS LOCATED IN THE BEAUTIFUL SETTING OF THE MOUNT WASHINGTON VALLEY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE SHOP WAS
FIRST CONSTRUCTED IN 1984 AND HAS GONE THROUGH MANY TRANSFORMATIONS.
I AM ALWAYS STRIVING TO MAKE THE LABOR INTENSIVE PROCESS OF CREATING WONDERFUL PIECES AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE. THE MAJORITY OF MY PROJECTS ARE DONE ENTIRELY IN HOUSE FROM DESIGN TO FINISH.
HAVING MILLING, SHAPING, CNC ROUTING, SOLID WOOD EDGEBANDING, METAL FABRICATION AND FINISHING CAPABILITIES GIVE ME A WELL ROUNDED FACILITY WHERE WE CAN HANDLE VERY COMPLEX PROJECTS AND BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE A WIDE ARRAY OF PROCESSES WITHOUT HAVING TO OUTSOURCE.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FIRST AND FOREMOST GOAL. MY CLIENTS ARE MY LIFELINE AND I WANT TO HAVE A LONG LIFELINE FILLED WITH MANY ACQUAINTANCES.