Handcrafted Functional Art. Rooted in the Lowcountry.

Heirloom-quality FURNITURE, serving boards, custom humidors, and decorative boxes—precision-crafted on the second story of a Beaufort workshop

Three rectangular wooden boxes with dovetail joints, dark staining, and light wood tops, arranged on a white surface.
Two wooden candlestick holders with bulbous stems, one with a smooth finish and the other with a natural, distressed look, sit on a white surface against a blurred background.

Mahogany and Hickory boxes

A rectangular wooden cutting board with a round handle at the top, placed against a tiled wall.

Sinker Cypress charcuterie board

A wooden bench with a slatted seat and backrest, placed on a beige carpeted floor in a living room. In the background, there is a white couch with a decorative orange and patterned pillow, and a coffee table with a white marble top.
A wooden box with a red lid on a white surface.

Turned candle sticks (Cherry and Spalted Maple)

Charred Magnolia box from lightning strike

A wooden tissue box holder with a darker wood handle on a marble countertop, gray tiled wall in the background.

Quilted Maple sliding top box

A wooden tissue box with a light blue lid and a beige handle on top, sitting on a white surface against a plain wall.

Spalted Maple wrapped keepsake box

Sapele bench

my Story

I created Second Story Woodcraft from the belief that every piece of wood—and every person—has a next chapter.

After a 35-year career in the tech industry as a programmer and CTO, I traded the digital world for the tactile beauty of the workshop. Today, I operate from the second floor of my garage in Beaufort, South Carolina, where I give unique pieces of wood a "second story" as functional art.

I love blending the precision of engineering with a deep respect for natural materials, the traditions of hand tools and the appropriate use of modern tools.

David in front of tools

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