One of my clients, many years ago, was at the beach with his wife. While looking at the tide, as it went out, he noticed a stump in the surf.

I was wanting to make something different. I was wanting to make something practical. I had just purchased apple and cherry bare root trees.

I remodeled my kitchen when my dishwasher broke. It was the last straw in a series of events that caused the refurbishing of my home. Last year my septic tank backed up which caused water damage to my bathroom and hallway.

The window behind the bar in my house was in need of framing. Since I have this Asian theme going on I decided to make a shoji screen. Shoji is the Japanese word for paper.

I have lived on my two and a half acre lot for 25 years. It was a pasture that had nothing on it. It has taken a very long time to develop this place and I am just now starting to put my own touches around; to give this place my own flair.

One of my earlier pieces (I did it about 15 years ago) was this credenza. I saw a picture of one similar in a magazine. I knew I wanted to try to make a piece of my own from the stock I had been selling to customers.

It was the mid 1990’s and I was still beekeeping for a living. I had a bit of free time in the off season and I had a large shop and a little spare room. I had done other woodworking projects, bird carving, furniture projects, etc but I had never attempted an instrument.

This is the first guitar I have ever made. I am lucky to start out with the most beautiful woods. I chose claro black walnut for the back and buckeye for the front.