Last week, my good and long-time friend, Steve Tilley, and I spent three days in Portland building a deck for my daughter, Erin. It is 16' by 16' with cedar decking. It still needs some benches and planters, but is ready for use. We called it a deck, Erin calls it a stage. I am confident that her description will define its use. I look forward to the performances. It was fun to build and it provided a wonderful opportunity to spend time with Steve. Thank you, Steve and get dancing, Erin.

My daughter, Erin, asked for a dresser for her house in Portland OR and I was glad to take it on. She sent me the dimensions of the space and I designed and built this five drawer piece in about three months. The wood is cherry, the inlays and pulls are walnut. The drawers are piston type (no hardware). The finish is a coat of oil and five coats of water based poly. I will look forward to seeing it darken and redden as the sunlight/cherry combination does its magic.