For those of you who don't know me that well or at all, I've been a general carpenter and cabinetmaker for 17 years. I've worked mainly for Dale Richardson (my father with 42 years experience) here in the St. Stephen, NB area. I've also worked for Classic Woodworking here in St. Stephen for about a year, a commercial millwork shop in Saint John for 2 years, and another shop outside of Sussex that
makes barrel-style saunas and hot tubs with western red cedar. I've been back in the St. Stephen area for about 3 years now and despite this area being rather unstable, we have been quite busy thankfully. My father is now 63 and due to a recent "scare" for us, he must consider slowing down somewhat anyway. So for me it is now the time to start the process of going on my own gradually. This is my first attempt at online marketing and it will be limited to just here (and word of mouth) for a while. I'm not going to throw myself to the wolves just yet LOL. My main goal is to gradually get out of doing general carpentry over the next 2-3 years and focus mainly on custom finishwork and cabinetry. This has been my strongpoint for years and I really enjoy it. I want to cater mainly to Charlotte County residents. However, I would also do some work in Saint John and Fredericton depending on the job. As you will see in my photo album, I can make a wide variety of projects and am not afraid to take on more challenging tasks that a lot of people can't or won't do. We have a shop with virtually every tool imaginable for doing pretty much anything and many tools can be adapted to do even more tasks. My favorite project so far has to be the floor medallions. I have had a ton of positive feedback on those and my clients love them. When I have time, I will even make a few smaller items to sell and advertise them directly on this page. I also make it a stern policy to not use any particleboard in anything I make. I use a combination of real wood boards and wood-veneer plywood. We also now have a spray booth so we can end up with a better and smoother finish on our projects. We do paint finishes and latex varathane finishes primarily. We do not use lacquer period.
