About

John and his beautiful wife, Sarah, live with their two children in Rocky Point, North Carolina, along the banks of the Northeast Cape Fear River. Pender Woodworking is the product many hours of sweat in his garage and the idea that could use his eye for design and his skills as a woodworker to make a living. John claims to be excited when he gets into his shop, and if you are quiet, you might see him feeling the music as he works.

John’s love for woodworking began in middle school as he muddled a breadbox with a sliding door feature into a passing grade. His mother graciously used it for the better part of the summer until it disappeared one day. John is confident that he is able to build quality pieces that will encourage family and friends to share time with one another. He is a registered nurse by trade which confines him indoors, but often finds himself dreaming of being outside fishing or in his woodworking shop.