This skeletonized dresser is a design evolution from a pair of nightstands a few years earlier

This dresser is made of rift sawn white oak and wenge. The top is shop sawn veneer with a wenge inlay. Mortise and tenoned frames support each of the eight drawers. The frames and the top are glued to aprons that serve as guides for the drawers. The aprons are rabbeted to lighten their appearance and create datum lines that wrap around all four sides of the case. The drawers have hand cut dovetails at all four corners and sculpted wenge knobs.

The dresser is on display at the 2024 Texas Furniture Makers Show.

47” tall, 31” wide, 16” deep

White oak, wenge

Finished with a hardwax oil

Price guide: $13,000

This skeletonized nightstand spent many years on the pages of my sketchbook before I connected the idea with a client.

This nightstand is made of rift sawn white oak and wenge. The top is shop sawn veneer with a wenge inlay. Mortise and tenoned frames support each of the three drawers. The frames and the top are glued to aprons that serve as guides for the drawers. The aprons are rabbeted to lighten their appearance and create datum lines that wrap around all four sides of the case. The drawers have hand cut dovetails at all four corners, French-fit bottoms, and turned wenge knobs.

The nightstands were awarded Best Contemporary Style by the judges at the 2021 Texas Furniture Makers Show.

24” tall, 24” wide, 16” deep

White oak, wenge

Finished with a hardwax oil

Price guide: $3,500

This recently completed five drawer cherry dresser is a timeless design. It was made for some great local clients and is the fourth dresser of mine in their collection. This dresser features dovetail drawers, inset drawer fronts, full-extension soft-close drawer slides, and a hand rubbed oil finish.

42” tall, 24” wide, 15” deep

Cherry with maple drawers

Finished with hand rubbed oil

Price guide: $4,800.00

Description:  The number 1080 comes from the sum of all the internal angles of the octagon.  This natural edge bench is equally at home in any room.  It is made of a slab of Texas walnut with tapered octagonal white oak legs.  The contrasting legs pierce the top, their tenons wedged to keep the joint tight.  Octagonal pieces have been inlayed into the top, creating the illusion that the octagonal legs pierce the top.  Finished with hand rubbed oil.

17.5” tall, 13” deep, 46” long

Walnut and Rift Sawn Oak

Finished with hand rubbed oil

Price guide: $2,000

Description: Fundamenta Fortis is Latin for strong foundation.  The base of this table is built like a tank with mortise and tenon construction.  Fundamenta Fortis can be used as a bench, a coffee table, or a step stool for your pet elephant.  It is made of a slab of Texas walnut with contrasting white oak legs.    Finished with hand rubbed oil.

18” tall, 17” deep, 47” long

Walnut and Rift Sawn White Oak

Finished with hand rubbed oil

Price guide: $2,750.00

This natural or live edge bench is at home at the foot of a bed, in an entryway, a dining room, or a living room. It is made of a solid slab of walnut with turned maple legs. The contrasting maple legs pierce the top, their tenons wedged to keep them strong for the long haul.

19” tall, 15” deep, 60” long

Walnut and Maple

Finished with hand rubbed oil

Price guide: $2,000

Equally at home beside the bed or in the living room as an end table, this small case is constructed entirely of hardwood and designed to withstand a lifetime of use.  The case is made from one board American walnut. The grain of the wood wraps around the nightstand.  The sides, top and bottom are joined together with a through mitered dovetail.  The back of the nightstand features frame and panel joinery.  The case sits atop turned walnut legs which are joined to the nightstand with wedged mortise and tenon joints. 

One of the nightstands has a door that conceals an adjustable shelf.  The door is hung with brass knife hinges and has a turned blackwood knob.  The other nightstand has a dovetailed drawer. The drawer is piston fit into the opening.  The drawer sides, back, and bottom are made from maple to contrast with the walnut.

24" tall x 24" wide x 17" deep

Walnut, maple, blackwood

Finished with hand rubbed oil.

Price guide: $2,900.00 for either the drawer or door version.  10% discount for a pair.

Equally at home beside the bed or in the living room as an end table, this small dresser is constructed entirely of hardwood and designed to withstand a lifetime of use.  The case and base are made from one board of African mahogany. The case top and bottom are joined to the sides with floating tenons.   The back of the case features frame and panel joinery.  The case sits atop an ebonized mahogany base with reverse tapered legs and mortise and tenon joinery. 

The three drawers have figured maple fronts that are joined with half-blind dovetails.  The drawer pulls are hand made from wenge and attach to the drawer front with a through dovetail.  The remaining drawer components are made from soft maple. 

This nightstand won Third Place Overall at the 16th Annual Texas Furniture Makers Show in Kerrville, Texas

24" tall x 24" wide x 17" deep

Mahogany, maple, wenge

Finished with hand rubbed linseed oil and beeswax on the exterior, shellac and wax on the interior

Price guide: $3,200.00

This mahogany television cabinet was made to sit at the foot of the clients' bed. The doors and drawer fronts are decorative. A flat panel television lifts out of the cabinet at the touch of a button for viewing. The TV and components can be installed and serviced through an access door in the rear.

41" tall x 61" wide x 23" deep

African Mahogany

Stain and Water Based Polyurethane

Price guide: $6,000

A celebration of the Shaker style and the three main variants of the dovetail joint, this six-drawer cherry dresser is constructed entirely of hardwood. The case components are joined with through dovetails at the top corners. Sliding dovetails join the dust panels between the drawers to the case sides. Hand-cut half-blind dovetails join the maple drawer sides to the cherry drawer fronts. The drawer pulls are turned out of cherry and joined to the drawer front with a wedged mortise and tenon joint. The door is hung on knife hinges and conceals an adjustable shelf. Even the back of this case and bottom of each drawer received special treatment: they both are made of hardwood. The back is ship lapped cherry that is screwed to the case with brass screws.

51" tall x 46" wide x 19" deep

Finished with a hand rubbed oil and varnish blend on the exterior, shellac and wax on the interior

Price guide: $11,000

This hope chest was commissioned by an out of state customer as a birthday present for his wife. The hope chest is made entirely of solid wood. The chest features a dovetailed drawer, two dovetailed sliding tills, and a breadboard top. Two secret compartments round out the storage. I'd break a promise to the customer if I told you where they were.

In nearly ten years of making furniture, I've received only one call about wood failure. Unfortunately, it happened on this piece which is more than 1,000 miles from my workshop. The solid top of the blanket chest warped badly over the winter under forced air heat despite the breadboard ends. The solution was to make a new top. The replacement was made of shop-sawn sapele veneers over a stable core. New breadboard ends were applied and the top finished and shipped in a custom made container. Total cost to the customer - zero dollars.

20" tall x 41" wide x 20" deep

Hand rubbed linseed oil on the exterior, shellac and wax on the interior

Price guide: $5,000.00

Equally at home in a living room, hallway, or the foot of the bed, this heirloom quality bench features graceful curves and a seat hand woven with Danish cord. We had such fun building the first one out of cherry, we built another out of walnut.

27" tall x 42" wide x 16" deep

Hand rubbed oil and varnish blend

Price guide: $3,000

This large armoire has eight drawers and two doors. This is the largest and heaviest single piece of furniture I have ever made. This Shaker style case takes design cues from several period pieces that I admire including the Dr. White's chest by Thomas Moser. All of the eight drawers are dovetailed at all four corners. There are hundreds of hand cut dovetails in this case. Each of the drawers, even the 41" wide ones, open and close effortlessly. The drawers are piston fit into their openings. The doors at the top of the case conceal adjustable shelves. The back of the case is frame and panel construction. The plinth base is dovetailed at the corners. All fourteen knobs are hand turned and installed with through wedged mortise and tenons. This cabinet took over 200 hours to complete.

80" tall x 45" wide x 20" deep

Finished with a hand rubbed linseed oil and varnish blend on the outside, shellac and wax on the inside.

Price guide: $14,000

This cherry jewelry cabinet features eight hand made drawers, and hanging space for necklaces. One door, hung on Brusso knife hinges, gives the case a decidedly clean and contemporary look. The carcass features hand-cut through dovetails at all four corners and hangs on the wall via a hidden french cleat on the back. Even the knob is handmade -- it was turned out of Burmese Blackwood.

30" tall x 20" wide x 9" deep

Hand rubbed oil finish.

Price guide: $3,000

This wide cherry dresser was made in a colonial style to match some other pieces of furniture in the clients' home. This dresser features dovetail construction, inset drawer fronts, full-extension drawers on under-mount soft-close slides, and a water-based lacquer finish. The six large drawers provide a large amount of storage space.

39" tall x 60" wide x 22" deep

Cherry and maple

Water-based shellac and lacquer

Price guide: $7,000.00

A celebration of the shaker style and the three main variants of the dovetail joint, this nine-drawer cherry dresser is constructed entirely of hardwood. The case components are joined with through dovetails at the top corners. Sliding dovetails join the dust panels between the drawers to the case sides. Hand-cut half-blind dovetails join the poplar drawer sides to the cherry drawer fronts. The drawer pulls are turned out of wenge and joined to the drawer front with a wedged mortise and tenon joint. Even the back of this case and bottom of each drawer received special treatment: they both have raised hardwood panels.

60" tall x 18" wide x 16" deep

Cherry, poplar, wenge

Linseed oil, water-based shellac, water-based satin lacquer

Price guide $8,000

Solid cherry headboard and bedframe with walnut accents. Finished with oil and lacquer. The bed is assembled with "knock-down" hardware and two torsion boxes to support the king size mattress.

Price guide: $3,000.00

The occasional table is a quintessential form that is perfect for the bedroom, office, or living room. These tables can be sized to suit any application. The pegged mortise and tenon joints in the base will withstand a lifetime of use. These tables make a great gift for someone special.

The pictured tables are made from Texas mesquite.  The occasional table can be made in any species.

Hand rubbed oil finish.

Price guide: $1,400 in mesquite.  $1,000 in most other domestic species.

Small three drawer cherry dresser in a colonial style. This dresser features dovetail construction, inset drawer fronts, full-extension drawers on under-mount soft-close slides, and a water-based lacquer finish.

30" tall x 33" wide x 18" deep

Cherry and maple

Price guide: $3,500 each

This hope chest is made of solid mesquite hardwood. It features hand cut through dovetails at the corners and on the removable trays. The chest has two removable sliding trays. Lids are fastened with Brusso brass hinges that stop at 95 degrees.

30” wide, 15” tall, 15” deep

Finished with shellac on the inside and General Finishes Arm-R-Seal on the outside.

Price guide: $3,000

This hope chest is made of solid bubinga hardwood. It features hand cut through dovetails at the corners and on the removable trays. The chest has two removable sliding trays. Lids are fastened with Brusso brass hinges that stop at 95 degrees.

30” wide, 15” tall, 15” deep

Finished with shellac on the inside and General Finishes Arm-R-Seal on the outside.

Price guide: $3,000