Custom Woodwork Design

Tom’s interest in Fine Woodwork reaches back over forty years, the past 35 years  on the Big Island of Hawaii where he has been introduced to some of the most  beautiful woods in the world, species like Milo, Kamani, Koa, Mango , Norfolk  and Cook Island Pine. Having already been a woodturner before moving to Hawaii  he was naturally drawn to the active woodturning community and has become a  member of the West Hawaii Woodturners the Local Chapter of the American  Association of Woodturners (AAW). Seeing such beautiful works of traditional  Hawaiian shapes like Calabash, Urns and Bowls is true inspiration. 

Still having mainland connections and a mountain cabin and shop in the High  Country of Idaho, Tom and his wife spend extended time there where Tom fills his  days with woodturning working with local woods of the region material like  Aspen, Ponderosa Pine, Lodge Pole Pine, and also a large variety of hardwoods  creating unique translucent bowls and other productions including Architectural  woodturning for stairs and porch columns.  Using all of his scrap wood, not allowing any waste he enjoys turning Duck & Goose  Calls mainly from exotic wood from around Hawaii and the world.