Born into a family of woodcraft men in beautiful rural North East Missouri, I was helping my father (Well known furniture designer & builder
Don Anderson) and Grandfather (Hugh Anderson, also Well know furniture builder) in their shop as soon as I was tall enough to reach the
tools. They were master craftsman, making the most beautiful furniture, mantle clocks, grandfather clocks, and may other items. I was
always and still am, in awe of their talents and abilities. Whenever they would make a mistake, or find a flaw in the wood. They would say
“This is an opportunity not a problem. If you can’t fix it, feature it.” They would then come up with a way to highlight that area with a carving
or molding.
After a few years in the Army, I have been working and turning wood for about 50 years and during that time I have sold pieces to
Universities, galleries, and individuals in all fifty states and more than thirty eight countries around the world.
I have continued the family woodcraft tradition and almost exclusively, build fiber working tools. I try in my own humble way to continue to
contribute to my families traditional art, creating my own wooden pieces. I build wooden geared clocks as a Hobie.
Don Anderson) and Grandfather (Hugh Anderson, also Well know furniture builder) in their shop as soon as I was tall enough to reach the
tools. They were master craftsman, making the most beautiful furniture, mantle clocks, grandfather clocks, and may other items. I was
always and still am, in awe of their talents and abilities. Whenever they would make a mistake, or find a flaw in the wood. They would say
“This is an opportunity not a problem. If you can’t fix it, feature it.” They would then come up with a way to highlight that area with a carving
or molding.
After a few years in the Army, I have been working and turning wood for about 50 years and during that time I have sold pieces to
Universities, galleries, and individuals in all fifty states and more than thirty eight countries around the world.
I have continued the family woodcraft tradition and almost exclusively, build fiber working tools. I try in my own humble way to continue to
contribute to my families traditional art, creating my own wooden pieces. I build wooden geared clocks as a Hobie.
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