My Resume...

EDUCATION
1986- Granted certificate in Fine Woodworking from the College of the Redwoods in Fort Bragg, California, attesting to over 3,000 hours of study under master craftsman James Krenov.

1984- Received bachelor's degree (AB) in Environmental Science, biology track, from the
University of California at Berkeley. Graduated with high honors.

PUBLICATIONS
Wrote "Making and Mastering Wood Hand Planes," Sterling Publishing Co. 2000. Reprinted in revised edition 2005

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1986-2005 Established furniture design studio and workshop creating quality objects encompassing jewelry boxes to dining tables, and lighting to liturgical pieces. I Also design and build acoustic guitars.

GRANTS
1990 Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation: Resident woodworker, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.

SELECTED COMMISSIONS
1993 St. Margaret Mary Church, Parkersburg, WV; Sanctuary and chapel furniture.

1990 Jack Lenor Larsen's "Longhouse," Easthampton, Long Island; Wall Sconces for main atrium.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
1989 Parkersburg Art Center, Applewood Steel String Cutaway Guitar.

1987 West Virginia Department of Culture and History, Ash and Walnut Hutch.

AWARDS 
1989 Best of Show; Desk and Chair in Oak, Indian Summer Festival, Marietta, OH.

1987 Governor's Award; Ash and Walnut Hutch, $3000.00, West Virginia Juried Exhibition,
Charleston, WV.

People's Choice Award; Yaka Side Table, National Contemporary Works 
in Wood, Athens, OH.

SHOWS

2005 -2004  ACC Winterfair, Baltimore, MD  Juried exhibition.

2005 and 2003 ACC Charlotte, NC  Juried exhibition.

1997 Early Spring Show, Pritam and Eames, East Hampton, NY. Invitational

1996 Guitar Foundation of America International Conference, St. Louis, MO.

1996 Early Spring Show, Pritam and Eames, East Hampton, NY. Invitational

1996 "The West Virginia Collection: Contemporary Furniture and Works in Wood." The Cultural Center, Charleston, WV

1993 Arts and Letters Series, Governor's Mansion, Charleston, WV. Invitational

"West Virginia Juried Exhibition," Department of Culture and History, Charleston, WV.

1992 "A.C.E. Winterfair," Baltimore, MD. Juried exhibition.

1991 "Krenov and Friends," Pritam and Eames, Easthampton, NY, invitational.

"West Virginia Juried Exhibition," Department of Culture and History, Charleston, WV.

"A.C.E. Winterfair," Baltimore, MD. Juried exhibition.

1990 "A.C.E. Winterfair," Baltimore, MD. Juried exhibition.

1989 "West Virginia Juried Exhibition," Department of Culture and History, Charleston, WV.

"Indian Summer Festival," Marietta, OH. Juried show.

"Handmade in West Virginia," Stifel Fine Arts Center, Wheeling, WV. Invitational.

1988 "Focus West Virginia", Parkersburg Art Center 50th Anniversary, Parkersburg, WV.
Invitational.

"Discovery Through Diversity," Art and Architectural Design Gallery, Baltimore, MD.

1987 "West Virginia Juried Exhibition," Department of Culture and History, Charleston, WV.

"National Contemporary Works in Wood," Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts
Center, Athens, OH. Juried exhibition.

1986 "National Contemporary Works in Wood," Athens, OH. Juried exhibition.

"College of the Redwoods Year-End Show," Highlight Gallery, Mendocino, CA.

"Krenov Group - Workers in Wood," Walnut Creek Civic Arts Center, Walnut Creek, CA.

1985 "College of the Redwoods Year-End Show," Highlight Gallery, Mendocino, CA.

TEACHING
2005-1996 "Making and Using Wooden Hand Planes," week-long and weekend workshops, various craft centers.

2003 "Woods III" Advanced woodworking Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

1997- "Introduction to Fine Woodworking," semester long three credit course offered each 1995 semester, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS.

1995 "Making and Using Wooden Hand Planes," weekend workshop, Portland School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR.

1995 "Planecraft: Making and Using Wooden Handplanes," weekend workshop, Washington Woodworkers Guild, Vienna, VA

1994 "Planecraft: Making and Using Wooden Handplanes," one week workshop, Peters Valley Crafts Center, Layton, NJ.

"Planecraft: Making and Using Wooden Handplanes," weekend workshop, Cedar Lakes Crafts Center, Ripley, WV.

"Curves for the Woodworker," weekend workshop, Cedar Lakes , Ripley, WV.

1993 "Planecraft: Making and Using Wooden Handplanes", one week workshop, Peters Valley Crafts Center, Layton, NJ.

"Working with Bandsawn Veneers," one week workshop, Cedar Lakes Crafts Center, Ripley, WV.

"Planecraft: Making and Using Wooden Handplanes," weekend workshop, Cedar Lakes Crafts Center, Ripley, WV.

1992 "Making a Dovetailed Box," one week workshop, Peters Valley Crafts Center, Layton, NJ.

"Planecraft: Making and Using Wooden Handplanes," weekend workshop, Cedar Lakes Crafts Center, Ripley, WV.

1991 "Making a Dovetailed Box," one week workshop, Peters Valley Crafts Center, Layton, NJ.

"Making a Dovetailed Box," weekend workshop, Cedar Lakes Crafts Center, Ripley, WV.

1990 "Planecraft: Making and Using Wooden Handplanes," one week workshop, Peters Valley Crafts Center, Layton, NJ. 

"Mortice and Tenon," weekend workshop, Cedar Lakes Crafts Center, Ripley, WV.

1989 "Making Wooden Handplanes," one week workshop, Peters Valley Crafts Center, 
Layton, NJ.

"Carcase Doweling," weekend workshop, Cedar Lakes Crafts Center, Ripley, WV.

1988 "Planes and Planemaking," one week workshop, Cedar Lakes Crafts Center, Ripley, WV.

1987 "Dovetailing," weekend workshop, Cedar Lakes Crafts Center, Ripley, WV.

"Handtools for the Woodworker," six-week course, New Martinsville, WV.

STATEMENT
Common to the wide array of works I have created is a simple clarity of purpose in design that stresses the natural beauty of wood and expresses a deep commitment to a high level of craftsmanship. More than anything, I hope my works will please and interest their owners over a lifetime of use.

David Finck, Woodworker
161 Hickory Trail Banner Elk, NC 28604
phone: 828-963-6504
e-mail: info@davidfinck.com