Oakland

Woodworking · Restoration & repair

A Roman tub for a large man with a bad back. It was an outdoor space that had been roofed over. My partner and I did the rest: floor, plumbing, walls, and ceiling. I designed and built the tub using plywood covered with epoxy and Spanish tiles. I also tiled the walls and ceiling above and surrounding the tub.

The windows for the deckhouse of this 70' fishing boat were difficult to make. The strips above and below them, inside and outside, were 28' laminations of three layers of mahogany, requiring roughly 1500 screws.

The cabinet was custom made for the kitchen to create storage and to hide a water heater. The linoleum floor was pulled up, sanded and refinished. New linoleum was laid. Salvaged weathered wood laid in a herring-bone pattern formed one wall. I worked on that house for 3 months.

This job was so large that I farmed it out to five other woodworkers. It's the complete furnishings for a hobby shop in Danville, CA. I designed it with fir and pine plywood, with hardware, sliding glass hardware and locks from a well known supplier to ensure it met commercial standards.