Growing up as the son of a professional woodworker in Indiana and surrounded by beautiful woodworking, I took much of that influence for granted until I left home.

I eventually became an urban planner in New York, but along the way rediscovered woodworking to be wonderfully fulfilling endeavor. I was so enthusiastic that throughout grad school I began to build furniture in my Manhattan apartment during breaks in the academic calendar (thank you to my patient roommates). These days, I to have a more comfortable shared workshop in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn that allows me to devote much of my spare time to that craft that was so ubiquitous growing up.