Trumpet Coffee Table

About Me
I started my career in carpentry by going to a Milwaukee Brewers baseball game. During the 7th inning stretch I started talking to the man seated in front of me and found out that he was a carpenter. I had always enjoyed building projects, so I took the test and found a position, and began my apprenticeship. 5 years later, I graduated as a Journeyman.

About My Work

 During my apprenticeship I learned rough framing, concrete form work, store fixture installation, and finish carpentry.  As a journeyman, I worked for many of the richest people in Milwaukee doing very fine finish work in very extravagant homes, and also worked for some of the poorest people in the city, remodeling city project buildings for people on disability.  I have worked on ocean-going ships securing cargo in the holds; and once installed a lockset that was made in the year 1690.  My wife and I purchased a log home built in the 1870's, and have done extensive remodeling.  

About My Business

 In 1999, I began Cabins to Castles Carpentry, LLC.  I have built custom garages and decks; remodeled bathrooms, kitchens, bedrooms, family rooms and dens; build rustic and fine furniture; work with welding and metal; and install ceramic tile showers, countertops, floors, and backsplashes.  I enjoy doing pyrography(wood burnings), artistic copper work, and chainsaw and wood carvings.  I also do service and repair work and building maintainence.  My work was displayed at the Milwaukee Art Museum (I built flowerboxes which were filled with plants for a competition), and built a log bench with copper grapevines which was donated to a hospital.  With 29 years of carpentry experience, I'm able to bring just about any project idea to life.