I own and operate a one-man cabinetshop. I specialize in traditional American furniture of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with a particular interest in Windsor chairs. I believe Windsor chairs in all their variations, to be the best furniture produced in America. I have tried to create chairs which are faithful to the long tradition of Windsor chairmaking, while putting my own stamp on the chairs I make. I make both adaptations and reproductions of Windsor chairs. I consider most of my designs to be adaptations of Windsor style. Mainly this is because of my own desire to do something better. Typically, when I examine an antique I see features I am attracted to and others which leave me cold. For this reason, I don't try to faithfully reproduce most chairs unless I have a customer interested in doing so. My chairs are a combination of those features-- dramatic New York style turnings, bold leg splay, wide spindle nodes, and deeply sculpted seat-- which to me represent the best of New England Windsor style. This is my take on the subject and in no way is meant as a slam on any other maker , who may prefer the more delicate turnings of Philadelphia or any of a number of different features. I do make reproductions when asked by customers; my new Tracy Fanback is an example, or under licensed agreement with local museums. I make a beautiful triple-back rocker for the Maine State Museum, and a spoked stretcher variant of bowback arm chair for the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine.

I have over twenty years experience as a furnituremaker. I am a juried member of the Maine Arts Commission 's Artists Roster; and have been chosen by Early American Life Magazine's Directory of Craftsmen for six of the past seven years. I have had a number of articles published in Taunton Press's FineWoodworking Magazine. These include "Workbenches in the Shaker Tradition", in FWW No. 102, "Fitting Flush-Mounted Doors", FWW No. 107, and "Fine Furniture for Tools", in FWW No. 108. The article "Fine Furniture for Tools" was selected for inclusion in Taunton Press's new Online Archives service. This service makes articles from past issues available to Internet users for a modest fee. Each article will be released as a file for download, so that home users can print it out in its entirety, complete with photos and drawings, exactly as it appeared in the magazine.

Please visit our shop, if you are in the area, and are interested in Windsor chairs. I am always delighted to show off what I am working on at any given moment.

Directions to our shop

From Freeport, go North on I-295 to the Bowdoinham exit. Turn right onto Route 125. Go approximately 1 mile on Route 125. Take a left-hand turn onto Center Street. House and shop are located at 22 Center Street, the third driveway on your left. Look for a large white Federal farmhouse with a red barn. The shop is visible at the rear of the barn.