Raised in West Newbury, Massachusetts, I graduated from Pentucket High School in 1989. Those beginning woodworking classes gave me a start into what has become a great passion. At 16, I worked as an apprentice to a furniture restorer and following graduation I worked for a restoration business for many years and attended numerous restoration and finishing seminars.
I now have my own furniture restoration business in Southern New Hampshire offering 25 years of experience in furniture restoration and finishing. Located in Southern New Hampshire, I offer free pick-up and delivery to most locations in NH, MA, and Maine. Visits to my shop are by appointment only. My clients include decorators, interior designers, antique dealers, auctioneers, historical societies, museums, and the general public.
Most of my business is word of mouth and repeat customers. Many clients will refer people to me because they know the work that I do and they know it will be done right. I take photos throughout the process and give every client a copy of the photos when their piece is complete.
I now have my own furniture restoration business in Southern New Hampshire offering 25 years of experience in furniture restoration and finishing. Located in Southern New Hampshire, I offer free pick-up and delivery to most locations in NH, MA, and Maine. Visits to my shop are by appointment only. My clients include decorators, interior designers, antique dealers, auctioneers, historical societies, museums, and the general public.
Most of my business is word of mouth and repeat customers. Many clients will refer people to me because they know the work that I do and they know it will be done right. I take photos throughout the process and give every client a copy of the photos when their piece is complete.
Services
I work on all different kinds of furniture.
Not all of the projects that I do are complete restorations.
Some just want a chair re-glued, or a piece of veneer repaired on a drawer, or a molding made.
It does not matter how big or small the project is, I am interested in working on your piece.
I specialize in antique furniture restoration but if your kitchen chair needs to be re-glued, I will do that; or, if your mid-century table needs the finish repaired, I'll do that.
I work with many other materials and repair things other than wood; I like a challenge.
Not all of the projects that I do are complete restorations.
Some just want a chair re-glued, or a piece of veneer repaired on a drawer, or a molding made.
It does not matter how big or small the project is, I am interested in working on your piece.
I specialize in antique furniture restoration but if your kitchen chair needs to be re-glued, I will do that; or, if your mid-century table needs the finish repaired, I'll do that.
I work with many other materials and repair things other than wood; I like a challenge.
There are other restorers out there, so why choose me?
I have many years of hands-on experience working with a great variety of projects and I have many techniques for repair and finishing.
I have done work for people from all over New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine, and done jobs big and small.
I am an honest, careful, trustworthy, hard working furniture restorer that takes a lot of pride and enjoyment in my work.
I look forward to meeting you and seeing the piece or pieces you want restored.
I have many years of hands-on experience working with a great variety of projects and I have many techniques for repair and finishing.
I have done work for people from all over New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine, and done jobs big and small.
I am an honest, careful, trustworthy, hard working furniture restorer that takes a lot of pride and enjoyment in my work.
I look forward to meeting you and seeing the piece or pieces you want restored.
If you hold on to the seat of the chair and move the chair back and forth and you can see the joints move; it is time to have the chair re-glued.
To test the back of the chair, place one hand on the seat and the other hand on the top of the back and if it moves back and forth than it needs to be re-glued.
I have seen chairs, after being loose for so long, the joints break and even worse, the legs will break in half.
The longer you wait, the more expensive the repair could be.
This same test holds true with case pieces: chest of drawers, china cabinets, breakfronts, desks, grandfather clocks.
To test the back of the chair, place one hand on the seat and the other hand on the top of the back and if it moves back and forth than it needs to be re-glued.
I have seen chairs, after being loose for so long, the joints break and even worse, the legs will break in half.
The longer you wait, the more expensive the repair could be.
This same test holds true with case pieces: chest of drawers, china cabinets, breakfronts, desks, grandfather clocks.
I just finished a set of Birdcage Windsor Chairs for a man that told me, he remembers going with his father looking for these chairs when he was a kid.
Now he has a family and will pass them down to his kids.
I have heard many stories of how these pieces of furniture that I am being asked to restore have been passed down or are now going to be passed down to the next generation.
Often the piece belonged to a loved one that has passed on, or was a piece that is associated with that person and invokes a happy memory.
Now he has a family and will pass them down to his kids.
I have heard many stories of how these pieces of furniture that I am being asked to restore have been passed down or are now going to be passed down to the next generation.
Often the piece belonged to a loved one that has passed on, or was a piece that is associated with that person and invokes a happy memory.
Many people use polishes on their furniture.
If there is a sufficient amount of finish on your piece there is no need for polishes.
I hear all the time from people that the finish on their furniture looks dry and they polish it to feed the wood.
Chances are, if your furniture looks dry, the finish is so thin that there is hardly a film there.
You don't feed the wood if your furniture has a finish on it.
When I save a finish or refinish a piece, all you need to do is dust the piece.
You can use a product, such as Endust by spraying a little on a soft cotton cloth (an old t-shirt works well) and dust the piece wiping with the grain.
If there is a sufficient amount of finish on your piece there is no need for polishes.
I hear all the time from people that the finish on their furniture looks dry and they polish it to feed the wood.
Chances are, if your furniture looks dry, the finish is so thin that there is hardly a film there.
You don't feed the wood if your furniture has a finish on it.
When I save a finish or refinish a piece, all you need to do is dust the piece.
You can use a product, such as Endust by spraying a little on a soft cotton cloth (an old t-shirt works well) and dust the piece wiping with the grain.
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