About Fred's Creative Woodworking
Fred and Valeria live in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania, just north of the "Doo Dah" town of Camptown (where Stephen Foster wrote the "Camptown Races" song).
They have a 30 acre property that they have extensively remodeled and landscaped. Fred designed and built all of the kitchen cabinets, installed hardwood floors (the real stuff from trees that he cut down and sawed into boards, etc.), landscaped the property with nearly 1,000 trees, native grass plantings and gardens. They hunt, fish, make wine, bake fantastic foods and preserve foods that they grow (Fred likes to say "We eat what we can and what we can't we can"), and, in general, live a country life. They also enjoy bicycling on their Santana Scandium Tandem, traveling over 3,000 miles on the bike each year.
Val's quilting studio, sewing, and dyeing rooms keep her occupied. Val sells Gammill quilting machines, teaches longarm quilting classes, quilts for others and produces exquisite one-of-a-kind quilts for sale.
Fred's large workshop allows him to produce furniture, art objects, items for sale, and repair/replace/produce all of the things that are required to remodel his house. Fred is also active in teaching woodturning and writing educational articles for various woodworking publications, etc.
Prior to moving to this property, Fred was a university professor in biology and is presently Professor Emeritus from Bloomsburg University. He holds a Ph.D. in biology. Val was a registered nurse with a BSN and, most recently, retired from being a Hospice Nurse.
Fred has always had a passion for wood, having remodeled three houses and built furniture, cabinets, etc. for many years. Now that the challenging work of remodeling the house is nearly over (however, Val still has a "honey-do" list that never seems to get shorter!) he can get to the things he really enjoys, making creative objects in the shop. It is with this in mind that the items presented on this web site are offered for your viewing enjoyment and for sale. We hope you enjoy looking at the photos and, be sure to visit Val's quilting site which is now under construction.
Please contact Fred with any comments or suggestions.
