Category Archives: Portfolio

Prie-dieu

Sometimes we are pulled, and other times pushed to express our creativity. When the vestry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Franklin Tennessee requested me to make a pre-dieu for one of its members, there could be no hesitation on … Continue reading

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Gentry Display Cabinet

    Today, I will drop my daughter off at Gentry’s Farm camp. Sitting here this morning something triggered my memory of a special request. In the summer of 2009 I received a call from Mr. Jimmy Gentry. If you … Continue reading

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Photo Finish!

A special friend’s daughter was having difficulty reaching the faucets on her sink so her Mom asked me to build a small step stool. I thought long and hard on this one. What style? What wood? What finish? Looking through … Continue reading

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Do you see what I see?

Do you see what I see? A table, a chest of drawers, a book case? Or maybe a chair with a worn finish after several generations of being used by your family. What I don’t see……..a sticker that says “made … Continue reading

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Wishing you could talk

Sometimes I wish the cabinets I work on could talk. This one had to be well over 100 years old, and although my time with it was brief, it left me with far more questions than answers.  Who and where … Continue reading

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