A passion for things made of wood
I started collecting wood long before I was a wood worker. At one time, I was very interested in metalcrafting and welding. I soon tired of the sparks and stench of burning metals. Sometime around the beginning of the millenium, I acquired a profound interest in wood.
I played pool for a living, and I had a strong desire to have a custom made pool cue. I was unable to afford to pay a cue smith to build me a pool cue, but I was able to scratch together enough money to buy my first saws and a lathe.
Soon after, I was building pool cues and enjoying my newfound passion for working with the various woods from around the world.
With the acquisition of many tools over the years, I soon found myself making hundreds of different things out of wood. I was able to make almost anything I needed out of fine, beautiful woods.
Of course, when friends and family began to see the things I was making... they had to have something like it. It didn't take long before I was being commissioned by strangers to create works of art and things of practical usefulness.
