Nail gunner

I first encountered Sam's work at a joint show with Art Carpenter, Wharton Eshrick, George Nakashima and Wendell Castle in the Renwick gallery in Washington DC. My wife and I were taking an extended hippie honeymoon after I graduated design school. I was looking for work and their woodworking was the perfect combination of design and craftsmanship for my training and talent. We then visited the fledgling Eshrick museum, tried to contact Nakashima and Castle and visited Sam and Art. Sam graciously showed us around, but his son was his only employee. Amazing to me, I was raised less than ten miles from his home. I was lucky enough to apprentice with Art and philosophically he is my mentor, but in terms of design, I've always leaned more towards Sam. I will miss them both.