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My Name is Mike and i am 25 years old. i discovered this unique craft of woodworking through an intervention that changed my life. At 18 i lost my leg in a boating accident. for years following that accident i struggled with alcoholism and drug addiction. at 22 i dicovered i had a great interest in woodworking. woodworking has givin me the opertunity to express myself in ways that i could not do before. i have been sober now for 4 years and owe all of my recent success to the lord, and my fiance who have stuck by my side through thick and thin. i have now been woodworking for just over 4 years. during that time i have learned so much. woodworking for me started off as hobby. it slowly turned into a part time job and now i am looking at a lifetime career opurtunity. i have set my goals high and plan to embark on this journey that all started when i picked up a piece a wood.


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figured cedar chest

Mar 4, 2009
2 comments

I did not make this box specificly for the competition but thought it was worth a shot to win a new tablesaw. i currently am out of a tablesaw because sears will not repair or replace the...

the bridge to walnut valley

Mar 4, 2009
1 comment

I did not make this box specificly for the competition but thought it was worth a shot to win a new tablesaw. i currently am out of a tablesaw because sears will not repair or replace the...

contemporary box on stilts

Mar 4, 2009

I did not make this box specificly for the competition but thought it was worth a shot to win a new tablesaw. i currently am out of a tablesaw because sears will not repair or replace the...

Mini Curio Cabinet

Jan 22, 2009
1 comment

This project i made about 3 years ago for my father. he was traveling around the world regularly with a buisness he works for. he began to collect small trinkets and souveniers from different...

Asian inspired box

Oct 14, 2008
3 comments

this box was not my dsighn. it is a replica of a box made by ryan shervill. i stumbled upon a photo of it on the internet one day and just had to build it. at the time i was researching asian or...

rocket ship

Oct 14, 2008

i saw this box similar to this one on the internet a few years ago. i have since not been able to find the maker but i liked it so much i had to make it. its made with curly maple and honduras...

Bridge To Walnut Valley

Oct 14, 2008

I browse thru the internet on a regular basis to get ideas for my projects. as i was browsing i stumbled upon a few pictures of modern brigde designs. i incorporated it with a box i had seen a while...

spanish cedar chest

Oct 14, 2008

bridge inspired box with the long arching base and handles. the carcase made with spanish cedar and drawers, maple. the insides of the drawers are lined with aromatic cedar wich gives off a...

Display Bookcase

Oct 14, 2008

i have to say that i really enjoyed this project. the customer wanted something that looked verry traditional without all of the itriquit carvings and appliques. it needed to fit into a somwhat...

Credenza

Oct 14, 2008
3 comments

this is my third commision and i am staying busy so i cant complain. however i must say that woodworking for a living just isnt as much fun as woodworking as a hobyist. on this most recent job i...

Maloof Inspired Rocker

Oct 14, 2008
4 comments

     I have spent the last few months designing and building a Maloof style rocker. Now when i say designing. I do not mean that i designed anything that has not already been...


Recent comments


Re: Oregon myrtlewood jewelry box

hey you do beautifull work yourself. i just now got the comment you left me from last week. i cant figure out how to email you. so you can email me at mswoodcreations@yahoo.com so you also lost your leg? yea woodworking is the best therapy isnt it. i would love to talk with you about the table saw as well. thank you for the compliments by the way. have a nice day

posted: 5:52 pm on March 15th  

Re: Gerald Curry Sideboard

absoloutly gorgouse. did you cut your own veneer for the drawer fronts?

posted: 1:57 pm on October 15th  

Re: Asian inspired box

i wish i had more phots but that is all i took at the time. the box went to someone as a gift. i might in fact get the box back for a few days to take more photos. i cant tell you how many people have asked me if i can sell them this box. i refuse to because it is the design of another craftsmam. the inside is just square and is lined with micro fiber.

posted: 1:52 pm on October 15th  

Re: Checkerboard Veneer Skateboards!

i remember listening to your audio slideshow a while back. the boards look great man i love em. yea its impossible to live in san lui and not somehow be introduced to the surf mecca and skate sceen. i never lived there but surfed with friends on a regular.....i might build me a board soon i have never done it and would love to ride again. atleast i know who i can ask for help now. great work Matt. talk to you soon........

posted: 10:59 am on October 15th  

Re: Home office

Ha how funy I used this article to help me out when I began doing Built-ins last year.... This is a gorgeouse unit. you, tony and whoever else worked on it did a fabulouse job. the collor is so bold i love it.......

posted: 10:43 am on October 15th  

Re: Windsor Chair

the chair is fantastic. it looks verry clean. i was curiouse if you painted the chair or did you use an iron buff soloution to ebonize it? what ever you did it came out extremely well. looks great

posted: 10:24 am on October 15th