Solid wenge sides with a veneered zebra wood face, this hanging jewelry box also features a hidden lock and magnetic catches.

This walnut table top with a stereo rack for the client’s equipment is protected with spar polyurethane for use on their back patio.

The client won the original exclamation point from Yahoo’s Sunnyvale campus and wanted a way to feature it in their home, complete with a customizable backlight and the correct playful angle.

Wenge box & diamond with black velvet. Diamond has 51 precisely drilled holes for custom fiber optics

Custom-designed purpleheart / maple / walnut entryway tray

This simple-but-elegant felt-bottomed walnut stand was built to complement the client’s dreidel collection.

This unique artistic lamp was inspired by a client who had picked up the wooden surfboard. The arms & legs, head, and overall position can be adjusted, and the lamps are controlled by two independent circuits for the head & the limbs.

Pair of drawers designed to replace the missing drawers - with a unique flair - on an older cabinet with emotional significance for a client.

Shadowbox for a naval officers retirement ceremony, with the flag holder front-and-center, and velvet-backed areas for pins, medals, and other mementos.

Two dozen oak oval mirror frames, prior to painting, for the Spring Irvine Spectrum Center Carousel refurbishment.

Transformation of a blown out guitar foot pedal into a lamp for a musician, reusing the existing controls.

I’ve built many custom lightboxes, to show off client glass from antique video games as well as to highlight heirloom stained glass. Styles include recessed wall mounted, tabletop, and wall hanging.

Walnut piece custom configured to precisely fit a compact kitchen on a houseboat, with lips on all the shelves to blend with the existing teak work and keep everything in its place while the boat is in motion.

This lamp was inspired by the work of StickBulb, doubling up their 6' Floor Torch into a lamp that almost looks like it's taking off!  The arms are adjustable via a small chain that gives a range of slack. The lighting itself is provided by color-changing LED strips that are controlled by a remote control.

On commission for $800; shorter lengths or different configurations possible to fit your home.

Small shelf for boat house made of teak plywood and solid teak

This is the corner of a 14x14” frame I’ve been milling for a framing shop - both out of MDF, shown here, and solid hardwood.

The drawing of the Golden Gate Bridge was provided by the client, which I then engraved in acrylic and embedded in a lacewood frame with remote-controlled RGB side lighting.

Anyone who has watched TNG (Star Trek: The Next Generation) would recognize this control panel, which I then embedded between a pair of 1/8” thick glass sheets, inserted into a backlit display of walnut with remote-controlled RGB lighting.

This jewelry box - of maple, oak, walnut, and wenge - was a labor of love, with a hidden magnetic catch for the drawer, an embedded mirror on the top, and a carefully cut wave pattern on the front.

The wave pattern on the back of the jewelry box was similarly cut to match the front.

I’m not immune to using this to explore some of my own ideas prior to building them! This “light tower” idea became a product that I sell only at my in-person festivals, with unique combinations of stained glass.

The client was interested in a unique and artistic box to hide all his video electronics, that allowed for air flow, and that had a removable shelf for some of the hardware. Though I never ended up building it, it posed a unique design challenge!

The client completed an impressive hike around all of New York State’s Finger Lakes, and wanted a commemorative plaque to remember this by. Note that personal details have been removed from this rendering.

This rendering of a design proposal formed the foundation for the jewelry box that I ultimately built for the client.

This name “tower” was carved out of solid walnut as an heirloom keepsake for a young boy

I originally proposed two different designs for the client on potential jewelry boxes; this design was ultimately rejected.

Artistic piece featuring randomly oriented walnut & maple blocks.

Walnut shelf with gold accents to display small collectibles

Used to validate internal construction would allow sufficient space for electronics and aligned with client expectations.