Me using my smoothing plane.
Welcome to my website. My name is Jeff Branch and while I work full-time in the flooring industry. I have been building furniture since 1979. I have a home woodshop in Pelham, Alabama, USA.
I am a power tool woodworker, but I have recently begun building a better collection of hand planes and chisels (and I have a new appreciation for hand tools).
This blog shows the process for building furniture and completing trim carpentry style home improvement projects. While this is a “how-to” blog, it is also a journal chronicling my journey as a woodworker.
I am married to a wonderful wife and I have a daughter who recently graduated from the University of Alabama. My daughter is also a blogger and writes at Bethcakes.com.
You can contact me by using the contact form at the bottom of the page.
MY RESUME
Education
I graduated from the University of Alabama with a BA in Communication.
Work Experience
I have always been in sales. For the past 29 years I have worked in the flooring industry holding both sales and sales management positions. I currently work as a manufacturer’s representative selling residential and commercial flooring products to retail flooring stores and commercial sub-contractors in Alabama and N. Mississippi.
Woodworking
I began woodworking while at the University of Alabama taking a woodworking shop class my senior year called “Wood Technology”. I consider myself a hobbyist woodworker, but I have completed several projects on a commission basis.
Woodworking Plans
I have created a variety of woodworking plans. These typically include a lot of illustration via SketchUp. See my woodworking plan portfolio by clicking here. The most rewarding comment from a reader who completed a project from on one of my plans is shown here.
SketchUp
I am proficient with SketchUp Pro and Layout and have created SketchUp models on a freelance basis. See examples of my SketchUp work here.
I hope you will visit again soon. Consider subscribing to my blog posts by email – you will find the subscribe box on the right side of my home page.
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