I was born and raised in Lansing Michigan. After a few years from graduating High School, I joined the Navy and spent my time on the USS Alabama and the USS Sea Dragon.This specialized training, eventually led me to work in the Nuclear Industry in beautiful Southern Maryland where I now call home.

Growing up I would draw for hours. I always had a passion for working with my hands and about working with wood. I’m not sure when it started but I remember always being intrigued by the craft. I would study a wooden object or a piece of furniture and try to imagine how it was made or look at a woodworking tool and envision how it might work long before I had an opportunity to do so. I’ve never had any formal training in the craft of woodworking.

One of my earliest experiences was borrowing a set of carving tools from my art teacher just to try them out. I found a piece of pine board, drew a sketch on the board, and set to carving a fighting cock with its head down in the fighting position and a great plume of tail feathers. It impressed me that I was able to start with a plain flat piece of wood using only a pencil and hand tools and shape it into a piece of art.

That was the beginning of a fascination that still holds true today. I have designed almost everything I have made, or if working to a plan it gets modified along the way.

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