I came in contact with the art of woodworking through my Grandfather, Walcie Rice. He was a source for inspiration and encouragement to me from my earliest memories. He was a much sought after home builder and cabinet maker within the community. On many of my weekend sleepovers I would get the honor of being his assistant in the shop, watching everything he did and soaking in everything he was willing to teach me. I suppose I must have gotten my desire to tackle just about any project from him. He had a special ability to look at pictures, drawings and sketches and make them reality for his customers. No doubt he passed this gift on to me.  To this day, I employ many of these "Old School" techniques I learned under his watchful eye. I will always be grateful and honor his influence on me as a craftsman and a man.

Through the years I dabbled in wood working when I could. Due to a demanding job and busy lifestyle, I really never had much time to do it as much as I wanted to. Several years ago my friend John Landgraff and I were talking about wood. He mentioned that old pine was a great material for building amplifier cabinets. I told him that I had several boards that I had gotten from my Grandfathers old barn back home in Arkansas. I knew the history of the lumber and it was well over one hundred years old. He asked me to build him a cabinet from this material. Using borrowed tools and a few hand tools my Grandfather had given me I built the cabinet. I believe John still has that original cabinet in his posession.

Over the next year or so, Jim Destafney of Blues Angel Music became a close friend and trusted advisor. He ordered multiple units from me and was responsible for marketing and selling the first cabinets I built.  Even though I was content to just do a cabinet here and there for friends, Jim constantly assured me that if I made my cabinets available, people would want them. He was the person who inspired and pushed me to make my products available to the general public. He continues to be a dear friend and valued business advisor who pushes me to expand and explore other avenues in the never ending search for "Tone".

My search continues..........