2-10′ Honduran mahogany din. rm. tables end to end with all 4 leaves installed. Large family commission – 1993.

2- 10′ Honduran mahogany tables end to end displaying the two 4-leg hexagonal base + hinged support leg at each end – 1993.

Curly English brown oak 5-piece Waveform speaker surround system – 1994.

Corner detail of English brown oak, ebony & gold line inlay speaker – 1994.

Queen-sized walnut former workbench. 🙂 Don’t take yurSelf too seriously, no one else does. hahaha Shell motifs used on lower cantilevered night tables as well. Walnut frame rails not depicted – 1989.

Paper roll MB ensuite accent – 1991.

Bubinga dual layer shelf with figured white ash tissue box – 1994.

Tri-level countertop 9′ bubinga vanity for MB ensuite fully cantilevered, i.e., suspended from the back wall.  All countertop and finished end pieces were hollowed out to reduce the weight – 1989.

Dual layer bubinga beveled 6′ x 3′ oval mirror – 1989.

Ensuite 2-layer Bubinga mirror frame carving detail – 1989.

Bubinga towel ring backing accent piece. Small thoughtful additions like these, can really make a room stand out -1994.

Yin/Yang black cherry bookcase. Since both men & women pen books, the shelves are spaced differently to act as metaphoric differentiation between the sexes. – 2003.

DNA spiral detail on bookcase. Cherry end grain plugs – 2003.

Cherry bookcase detail of antique inkwell and feathered quills – 2003.

Red oak & walnut + inlays of polished brass, ebony,  East Indian rosewood and holly. Hidden Soss hinges with bullet catches on both doors, top and bottom. Tiara trilite molding atop cabinet assures ability to read the bottom drawer CD spines. My personal stereo cabinet modified 3X over the current lifespan originally made in 1980. This 9-drawer update from – 2002.

Sri Lankan carved ebony with inlaid 1.5 mm pearl dots. The pull is mortised into the red oak rail, trimmed with walnut – 2002.

Drawer detail and catalog system for housing personal collection of 1500 CD’s in walnut & red oak, with 1.5 mm pearl dots in ebony pulls; modified – 2002.

Bass clef pulls in Macassar ebony, polished brass and petrified stone cabs. The brass is both mortised into the red oak stiles as well as the back of the bass clef pulls.  Ebony caps on the reverse cover the turned brass ‘nuts. Thank you, Jim, for the machining; a retiree who could hold 0.005″ – 1980.

Mach 17 in quilted flame makoré + gobs of inlay. A joyful ride in the workshop/studio – 2001.

Award – 2002.

Transition molding DNA spiral motif, ebony detail with 1.5 mm pearl inlay dots – 2001.

Speaker plinth detail showing ebony, pearl strip and gold pearl logo inlays – 2001.

Blue LED power button on subwoofer set in bass clef 1.5 mm pearl dot motif – 2001.

Top of the subwoofer enclosure. Quilted flame makoré, ebony & pearl – 2001.

Solid black cherry cabinet made as a wedding present for my eldest son Tobe and daughter-in-law Donna. The light colour belies the newness of the work.  Cherry is referred to as “black cherry”, since it is the only dark wood to darken further.  All dark woods lighten, with light woods darkening.  It’s simply the oxidation process at work – 2002.

35 mm European hinges and 3/4″ ply shelves and back – 2002.

My son Tobe & Donna’s wedding present from pa. Solid cherry with raised panel drawer motif in descending depths. Semi-gloss catalyzed lacquer – 2002.

Cherry cabinet finger/thumb knob detail – 2002.

Antiqued finish ‘keyhole’ footstool/bench in eastern white poplar + hard maple dowels. Poplar is not a commercial species but is an excellent wood for millwork and furniture due to its strength and stability.  Woodworkers dislike it because it is usually fuzzy to finish.  – 2017.

Waterborne floor ‘varnish’, ’cause it has more resin; poplar + maple – 2017.

Brian Swimme, a longtime meme mentor – 1997.