Trained in Oxfordshire, England at Rycotewood college for furniture designer/makers, master craftsman Gary Rawlins joined the Asheville woodworking community in 2003.

Gary is still influenced by the traditions of England's greatest "Arts and Crafts" leaders of the past, as well as England's best contemporary furniture makers. Gary credits his exposure to the "English Scene" for his success. "My training and experiences in England (1984-1986) gave me a very sound basis in design and traditional craftsmanship. I feel most fortunate to have had the opportunity to study directly under so many of England's best craftsmen. Their sense of quality and tradition gave me first-hand knowledge of not only what was possible, but of what was expected of a 'world-class' furniture maker." 

Returning to California in 1988 Gary continued his career in woodworking choosing the quiet, sensitive path of the "impractical cabinetmaker", James Krenov. After further training at Krenov's school in Ft. Bragg, California, in 1991 and again in 1993-94, Gary set-up shop in the San Francisco Bay area. Photographs of Gary's "Non KISS" cabinet is included in James Krenov's fifth book, With Wakened Hands, published in October, 2000.

Gary now resides and operates along with his wife B & B at Ponder Cove. Gary offers mentoring and classes on premises

through Ponder Cove's special packages.