2022- a rich and rewarding year of Craft
Reigning Cats and Dogs- a collaborative chess set by James Macdonald and Lucky Platt was in 2022’s Faculty Show at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship’s Messler Gallery this Summer.
Shop Porch Holler!
Half a Century goes by, and still…
Chocolate & Guitars
Earlier today I was adding binding to the Macassar ebony fretboards and very much look forward to getting the necks on.
Harvest Wedding
2019 will go down as a landmark year in my life.
Thoughts on my new marquetry art guitar in the works- 1966
It’s a cool experience to take a shimmer of an idea for a guitar design to the studio and begin creating. This picture shows a detail of one of the three guitars I have in the works.
Back in the guitarmaking groove
Waking up to snow on the ground in November can be alarming, but very Maine-like… Snow turned to rain making for the perfect day to hunker down in the shop and get a lot done.
Pushing the season and making ornaments…
Making guitars is a thrilling endeavor, a journey, a long ride through many many steps with a very high level of care and attention needed at all times.
We left Woodstock last year in the driving rain…
We left Woodstock last year in the driving rain…
Leaving Macon
And how time flies! We left Macon in our rearview mirror on Sunday the 24th to head for the coast. Two days of fun and intrigue ensued with Dorothy’s friends Allison and Nathan as we dined and swam at their May River getaway and then enjoyed poking around Savannah on Monday.
In the Press
Huge thanks to Becky Purser and Beau Cabell of the Georgia Telegraph for the beautiful story and video.
On the Road
We reaffirm our affection for smoky bars and nights that hold on to the heat and after-hours jam sessions southern rock-style…
Portland Press Herald Story
A great conversation with Bob Keyes of the Portland Press Herald last week turned into a story in the paper today. My huge thanks to Bob, a serious Allman Brothers fan and musician as well.
Eat a Peach jam
In these few days before our trip to Macon, the realization that I wouldn’t be able to play my Eat a Peach Tribute Guitar anytime I felt like it anymore started sinking in.
Mom's Guitar
This is my mom’s guitar…
Macon Prep
It’s less than a week before our Burnham, ME to Macon, GA road trip, and there are still plenty of items on the to-do list. Today I’m in my shop, preparing the list of names so that I can assemble the dedication plaque which will also hold the guitar.
Set up on the Eat a Peach Tribute Guitar
Portland-area guitar tech James Hadley stopped by the shop with my guitar making friend Tom Drinkwater of Drinkwater Guitars to finesse the set up on the Eat a Peach Tribute Guitar.