About Rob

My name is Rob and I’m a woodworker.  If it sounds like a daily affirmation, in many ways it is.  Let me start by telling you that I’m not a professional furniture maker.  Although I do design, build, and sell wooden things, I don’t rely on the craft to make a living – I have a day job for that.  So why am I doing my best to convince you that I’m an “amateur”?  Because I never have to sacrifice quality or design for efficiency or productivity.

Production furniture is designed and built to eliminate risk and reduce waste and effort.  All good causes, but I believe that human beings are driven to seek out art and beauty, and beautiful things by their very nature can’t be mass-produced.  I treat my work as art rather than construction, and as such I never make compromises speed up production or maximize materials.  I take risks in my design and use techniques and tools to create unique elements that could never be applied in a production environment.  Simply put, you can’t buy this stuff in a store!

I am continually coming up with new concepts and designs and challenging myself to produce pieces of furniture that better combine beauty, quality, and craftsmanship.  I don’t build furniture because I want to, but because I have to.  And I hope what I produce is distinctive enough, interesting enough, and beautiful enough that you will want to display it in your own home.  My name is Rob, and I’m a woodworker.  Thanks for interest in my work.