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The father/son partnership of David DeCristoforo Design represents a family tradition of artisan craftsmanship whose expertise goes back three generations. David DeCristoforo Sr. possesses an extensive resume as designer/maker of fine furniture, high end cabinetry and architectural woodwork. His portfolio spans a period of 35 years, and includes a profusion of unusually beautiful furnishings and homebuilding projects. The son of the late R.J. DeCristoforo, who published more that 50 books and countless articles on subjects including woodworking, homebuilding and a variety of related crafts, David DeCristoforo has continued in a similar vein, working as a specialist homebuilder, woodworker and furniture designer, while simultaneously authoring articles for the how-to market. While RJ was widely regarded as "the dean of home workshop writers," his son has achieved prominence as a maker as well as an explicator, achieving a level of understanding and mastery of his craft that is very rare in today's world. His son, David R.B.J. DeCristoforo, holds a Fine Arts degree from the University of California, Davis, and combines dual careers as a showing artist and furniture maker/designer with a unique aesthetic understanding. As a third generation artisan, he began shopwork at a young age and is a highly skilled maker in his own right. David R.B.J. Decristoforo possesses his own diverse portfolio of successful projects.