My preferred medium is wood, primarily hardwoods, but occasionally soft. Much of my work involves pairing up woods with similar densities, but strongly contrasting colors. This typically takes the form of inlays (as seen in the hourglass) and segmented designs (wall clock). The objects are typically items that have household utility such as clipboards, recipe boxes, candy dishes, timekeeping, coasters, trivets, and in/out boxes. Occasionally I make furniture, such as footstools, end tables, bed frames and cabinets. I also do V-carved signs and periodically a whimsical items such as a segmented wooden egg.

I take a tech engineers approach to design and build. Typically I’ll develop and refine a design in CAD software before cutting any wood. Execution can involve traditional wood working power tools. However, I’m fond of designs that feature curved lines and compound curved surfaces, which defy typical woodworking tools such as a lathe. These designs are executed on 4 axis CNC router (benchtop industrial woodworking robot, for those unfamiliar with the terminology). The CNC router can be seen to my right in this picture. To the left is the computer monitor showing the CNC control interface (Mach3).

Although I’ve lived many years in other states, I’m a North Carolina native, and have lived and worked in the triangle area since ’85. I am a physicist by training, a computer engineer by avocation and serial entrepreneur.

Don’t call it sawdust around me. I make wood dust, no saws are harmed in the process.