alan saffron

Having retired from our professional careers, my wife and I were fortunate to build our new retirement home, which, counting my blessings, includes my woodworking shop. Being a weekend woodworker throughout my work life, my shop had always been modest in size. That and working alone limit the size of the pieces I can make. Happily, I am no longer limited to weekends; you can find me in my shop most days.

Elective high school woodworking and college furniture-making courses began my training. Then, using my new radial arm saw, a wedding gift from my wife, I continued to make things and learn from them. I read woodworking magazines cover to cover. My skills grew, attending programs for over twenty years in the Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers, which took my woodworking from a hobby to a true avocation.

My interests have led me to make primarily small furniture; however, I will make other things as opportunities present themselves. My furniture includes a variety of small tables, blanket chests, bookcases, and desks. A reproduction 1805 Eli Terry clock, a miniature chest of drawers, and kitchen cabinet pull-outs illustrate the variety of my other work.

My work can be seen at The Carolina Mountain Artist Guild, of which I am a proud member. My contact information for commission work can be acquired at the shop.