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I like to make things, high quality investment grade heirloom furniture, retail displays, light fixtures, cabinets, and gift-able items.
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A couple sets of coasters I made for the local market. Not the most exciting project, but uses up scraps and i can exercise some creativity and/or try some things I’ve been wanting to on a smaller scale, like a cerused finish on the oak. I want to play with texture more in the future.

submitted 139 days ago • 0 comments

Last thing made in 2024. This one turned out pretty good. I tend to struggle with turning wood bowls. They blow up on me just at the end. From a maple blank I harvested a while back and finished with Rubio Monocoat white. #woodturning #handmade #woodworking #pittsburgh #custommade #woodbowls #maple

submitted 152 days ago • 4 comments

Community garden sign, cnc carved cedar, exterior grade paint for a pop of color and 24k gold leaf on the raised lettering. Then laser engraved rear. #custommade #pittsburgh #cnc #goldleaf #woodworking #gardening #communitygarden #hireme

submitted 157 days ago • 0 comments

New Tools, if tariffs are going to add 25% soon, let’s take advantage of Black Friday 10% and upgrade tools before my the fund’s value plummets. Only down side is I’ll problem never get that ShopSaber industrial cnc router I had been saving for. #tariffavoidance #makestuff #lagunatools #woodworking

submitted 160 days ago • 2 comments

That time I was asked to replicate some ceremonial chairs for an Indian wedding… and in a time crunch I was able to do it with dowels from Lowe’s. #weddingchairs #gold #custommade #pittsburgh

submitted 168 days ago • 1 comment

A pair of charcuterie boards I made about a year ago from wormy maple. One laser engraved for a gift recipient and one pristine. #custommade #charcuterie #woodworking #laserengraving #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #hire #customfurniture

submitted 175 days ago • 0 comments

Shop furniture… solid Pennsylvania cherry wood, and carved maple door pull, featuring sandblast etched glass panel with hand painted lettering. Glass shelves embedded, soft close con sealed hinges, and a book matched rear panel that I resawed in-house, with Rubio monocoat finish. #woodworking #hire

submitted 182 days ago • 5 comments

Black walnut and epoxy coffee table, with a steel base made by hand to resemble old industrial cast iron furniture. I have a console table and side table to match in the works. #custommade #pittsburgh #blackwalnut #epoxy #table #vintageindustrial #woodworking #furniture #design

submitted 186 days ago • 6 comments