Thanks for visiting with me here. As you can see from my pictures, I do a lot of different work. I enjoy making desks and "storage" type furniture - entertainment centers, office and computer units, bookcases - practical furniture for everyday living.

I do a lot in an antique style to give it a warm and usable feel. But most of all, I love repairing and restoring antique furniture. Saving an old piece of furniture from life in the basement or junkyard can be just as rewarding, if not more so - both to me and the owner - as making something new.

I started in this business over 25 years ago repairing and refinishing antique furniture, mostly my own. It was a great way to learn furniture construction techniques and soon I got the bug and started making reproductions of antiques.

When I moved to Mendocino in 1982, I began building fine cabinets and doing millwork for local contractors and homeowners in the area. As filler between jobs I would make various pieces, often clocks and weather stations, for sale in the local galleries in Mendocino. I was also president of the Mendocino Woodworkers' Association in 1984 and 1985.

Aside from two short courses in the James Krenov school in Ft. Bragg, I'm mostly self-taught. I've learned by reading, copying the techniques I see while restoring antiques, and real, live on the job training. I'm not the artistic, creative type but I make solid, well-built, long lasting pieces with your needs in mind.

So whether you need that giant entertainment center, a desk for your new computer, or that priceless antique made well again, give me a call.