Custom Woodwork Design

Welcome to my site, where I highlight some of my favorite woodworking projects, including products for sale.  Please check out my gallery, and feel free to send me any questions.

 I've indulged my passion for woodworking for the past 20+ years. I have been fortunate enough to earn a good living in Silicon Valley, and have been afford to stock my workshop with high quality tools. My “shop” is most of the our 3 car garage and our detached garage. 

Over the years, I’ve built many things, for myself, and family and friends. Invariably, someone says “you should sell that stuff”…hence, XyloPhil. 

The kinds of projects I feature need to have some specific need met: 

- Does it highlight the inherent beauty of the underlying wood? I love boxes and small turnings for that purpose. 

-- Does it enable me to advance my skills?

-- Is it beautiful and functional?

The result is XyloPhil fine woodworking.

I've introduced myself--Phil.  Phil is a Greek name, and the root of it means "affinity for" (or "love of").

"Xylo" is familiar to us from "xylophone", and means "wood" in Greek.

Given my Greek Heritage, and name, I could not resist taking the name "XyloPhil" for something I am passionate about...