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Top Native So-Cal Carpenter/Construction
Coordinator
 Highest caliber finish carpenter and framer for any size project big or small, interior/
exterior, rough to finish. Best independent contractor and trustworthy carpenter you will find!
“Dr. Wood” is one of the best carpenters and top contractors in the San Fernando Valley. He is responsible, reliable, fast, very clean, efficient with a perfectionist mentality. 28 years of hands-on fine carpentry experience. 12 of those years, construction coordinating and fabricating scenery as the head of his department as a freelance independent.
“Dr. Wood,” Ph.D. in “Woodology”
Performs Surgery on Lumber!
A great carpenter should first communicate well. Second, he should be extremely well-organized. If he also happens to be a masterful craftsman, that’s the icing on the cake. Wood can be manipulated and forced to do right. The material should not be smarter than the tradesman. True carpentry is a gift and a mentality. You cannot fake it! Ether a man has it or he doesn’t.
“Dr. Wood” is a top contractor/ best carpenter and he “has” it.
I pride myself in being ahead of schedule and under budget with no compromise in building integrity. Whatever I may be fabricating or altering, it is done as if I were creating it for my own house or business.
I am a 3rd Generation So-Cal Native Finish Carpenter/Framer. I have a God-given gifted ability to be able to make a block of wood look like a Ferrari. A carpentry project should look like a machine spit it out… BEFORE paint -- uniform nailing, tight corners, tight seams and perfect applications!
I’m extremely detail-oriented, I have great chops and I have a VAST amount of integrity and professionalism. I’m always on-time and responsible. I have the knowledge and experience to do things right. In fact, I’ve been called in hundreds of times to fix problems caused by shoddy workmanship! Always straight eight hour days.......no break or lunch. I stay on the job a straight 8 hours until completed to perfection.
I have a great reputation and great references. Photographs and resume available upon request. Carpentry specialist with a motto: “Perfect is good enough!”
Free Consultation
818-730-1962
thedr.wood [at] sbcglobal.net
Expert Construction in the San Fernando Valley For:
- Framing residential interior/exterior, custom framing details: stairs, archways etc., remodel framing.
- Finish carpentry Trim, mouldings, door and window casing, crown mouldings, mantles, shelving finish carpentry design details etc.
- Door installation interior/exterior, entry, sliders, single or double French doors, pocket doors, closet door etc.
- Window installation in new construction or remodel.
- Exterior rough exposed patio covers, gazebos, decks, fences, gates, exterior wall coverings such as siding etc.
- Interior wall coverings out of wood such as paneling, wains coating etc.
- Recording studio & rehearsal room soundroom design & fabrication. Fully floating facilities from scratch. Framing and finish: octagonal vocal booths, sloping ceilings, no right angles, no corners, no sound pockets, live room risers, control room radius wall to live room. Double doors, double glass, acoustical wall coverings & room tuning etc.
- Any or most odd carpentry custom projects big or small.
“Dr. Wood” is One of the Best Carpenters/Top Contractors Serving the San Fernando Valley and Some Westside Cities.
“Dr. Wood” serves many areas of the San Fernando Valley and related areas of Southern California, including The Valley, Reseda, Tarzana, Woodland Hills, Canoga Park, West Hills, Granada Hills, Northridge, Chatsworth, Encino, Van Nuys, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Westwood, Brentwood, Los Angeles, LA, Calabasas, Universal City, North Hollywood, Studio City,
Santa Monica, Agoura Hills, Hidden Hills, Topanga, 818, 213, 310, 323, 747.
Free Consultation
818-730-1962
thedr.wood [at] sbcglobal.net
“Dr. Wood” Resume.
“Doctor Wood” is one of the top carpenters of the San Fernando Valley. In addition to being one of the best carpenters for residential projects, he also is a finished set construction coordinator in the motion picture, television, music video and entertainment industries.
QUALIFICATIONS
Quality finished scenery and carpentry experience in the following areas: Feature Films, Commercial Television, Music Videos, Concert Staging, Backdrops, Facades, etc.
Multiple years of experience in all phases of Commercial and Residential structural rough construction, cosmetic carpentry and detailed wood working, including foreman, lead man, construction coordinating and general contracting experience.
Deep, new construction roots in: condominium and apartment development, rough production framing, including high end custom home building, room addition and remodel.
Rough exposed construction expert, designing and fabricating repeated custom patio covers, gazebos and sun-decks.
Experienced with all professional power and manual construction equipment.
Positive results, bringing in numerous scenery projects ahead of schedule and under budget, with a diligent focus.
Very effective at hiring, training and supervising hourly carpentry crews, and scheduling fellow art department trades and subs, resulting in a quality building format.
Extremely high-end residential interiors.
Commercial Quality High-end Residential Recording Facilities with No Sound Pockets, Sound Proof Floating Production & rehearsal Rooms in private residences from scratch (Many built for numerous high-profile recording artists unmentioned.)
SKILLS
Excellent organizational skills
Leadership qualities
Works well in high-pressure situations
Radius Specialist
Creative, imaginative, and articulate
Versatile with a keen knack for detail
High standards of building integrity and professionalism
Production/construction-oriented
Tenacious with a perfectionist mentality
TELEVISION
In Living Color (3 Seasons) 20th Century Television
Studs (Series) 20th Century Television
In Concert (Series) ABC Television
Dead or Alive (Pilot) Hard Times Productions
Red Shoe Diaries (4 Seasons) Showtime/10DB Inc. Greville-Morris
MUSIC VIDEO
Natalie Cole (Unforgettable) Starlight Productions
Hammer (To legit) Propaganda Productions
INXS (New Sensation) Atlantic Records
Tears For Fears (Pale Shelter) Phonogram Records
RATT (Round & Round) FYI
Madonna (I’ll Remember) Ridley Scott & Assoc- USA/Scenery west
Ice Cube/George Clinton (Bop Gun/One Nation) Quick on the Draw Production
LA Greville-Morris
Madonna (Like a prayer) Propaganda Productions
Collective Soul (Gel) A&R/Sumney Janet & Michael Jackson (Scream) Propaganda Productions
Seal (A prayer for the dying) Greville-Morris
Madonna (Beautiful Stranger) Ridley Scott & Associates
FEATURE FILMS
Interceptors Hess Calberg, Inc.
Webber’s 15 minutes Den Music, Inc
Leprechaun Purple Tree Productions
Kuffs Dino De Laurentis Communications
Double Impact Columbia Pictures/Morning Glow prod
Perfect Weapon Paramount Pictures/Film Arts, Inc.
House IV Cunningham Productions
Mask of the Red Death Concorde New Horizon pictures
Dragon Old Code Ltd.
Shrunken Heads Full Moon Entertainment/Paramount
Ice Cream Demention The IceCream Demention Co./Danger; Grey
The Maker The Maker Productions
The Unbowed Filmanthropic Inc.
INDUSTRIALS AND COMMERCIALS
Jane Fonda Workout Video Gallanty Productions
Cher Fitness Video Isis Productions
Bank of America Angel City Productions
General Mills/Triples Cereal Red Car Productions
James River Dixie Paper Products Red Car Productions
Anheuser-Busch, Inc Eggars Films, Inc.
Max Factor Cosmetics Ridley Scott & Associates - USA
Mercedes Benz Ridley Scott & Associates ¡Ì USA
Honda Dream Quest Productions
BackDraft Exhibit Universal Studios/Lexington
Tools For Life Video Series Law Enforcement Video, Probation unit
Lexus Johns & Gorman Films Kellogg’s Corporation One Such Films
Infinity Coppos films/Danger; Grey
AT&T Propaganda Films/Scenery West
Range Rover Plum Productions
Kix & Cheerios (International) Carbo Films/Danger;Grey
Schlitz Malt Liquor The End Productions/Greville-Morris
Spooky House annual haunted theme park BK Productions
Monster House (episodes 22 & 31) Original Productions/Discovery Channel
CONCERT STAGING
AIDS Benefit Propaganda Productions
In Concert (series) ABC Television / FYI
Donna Summer Donna Summer World Tour
EDUCATION
California Contractor School
(U-WOOD or WOOD- U) Ph.D. in “WOODOLOGY” School of “HARD KNOCKS” continual
Free Consultation
818-730-1962
thedr.wood [at] sbcglobal.net
Welcome to the “Dr. Wood” Gallery.
Bay window, seat and fireplace mantle.
Full wood interior. Finish Carpentry.
Full wood interior. Finish carpentry.
C-5 Air Transport. Actual mock-up. Full-size interior.
As coordinator carpenter.
C-5 Air Transport. Actual mock-up. Full-size interior.
As coordinator carpenter.
F-18 fighter jet mock-up. As coordinator carpenter.
F-18 fighter jet mock-up. As coordinator carpenter.
F-18 figher jet nose cone. All wood fabrication!
Russian MIG mock-up. Carpenter.
Haunted house facade.
Haunted house facade.
Log cabin facade.
Recording studio fabrication.
Trim moulding.
Fabrication from scratch.
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“Dr. Wood”
Best Carpenters,
Top Contractors Testimonials
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“ ‘Dr. Wood’s’ brilliance as a carpenter is not just due to his superb craftsmanship. He also has something special that I’ve really never witnessed before. He allows his divine connection to spirit to assist him in such a way that it is absolutely remarkable. It is like a dance between him, the vision of the project, the tools and the material. How can someone
see the outcome of what is wanted, and to be able to work it backwards in his mind, and know exactly what to do in what order, and to purchase the exact amount of material, and make zero mistakes? It’s as if he has a computer in his brain dictating each precise step! This type of genius is only paralleled by J.S. Bach, who could improvise a melody backwards while simultaneously composing the original forwards. I am grateful to have had several projects built by ‘Dr. Wood!’ If you want your project done right the first time, then
you would be making a mistake to hire anyone else.”
—Howard Richman,
Woodland Hills, California
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“I’ve been involved in new construction and remodeling for nearly 30 years in Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley and Santa Clarita areas. I have known ‘Dr. Wood’ on both a personal and professional level for about 23 years. He has worked with me on innumerous projects over this time period — from rough framing of apartment buildings to finish carpentry in
high end remodels and room additions. Most recently he assisted me in constructing a very elaborate $150,000 combination 1st and 2nd story deck. There is no question that he is an excellent carpenter. He has years of multifaceted experience in the trade, and he is a meticulous craftsman with a keen eye for detail. So, if you're interested in building a custom patio cover or other rough exposed structure; if you need someone to install detailed base, casing, and crown moulding throughout your home; if you need a quality door hanger, or
just someone to construct that custom architectural rendering — he’s your man. Call ‘Dr. Wood.’ ”
—Craig Roach, Licensed General Building Contractor,
LA City Firefighter
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“With home remodeling, it is difficult to find a carpenter who has both the skills and the knowledge to see the work done properly. ‘Dr. Wood’ stepped in after we had mixed results with someone else. The project was all custom work, which frankly, was above the skill level of the other contractor. Our project was a total house renovation with new additions
totaling over 3,800 SF. The scope of the work entailed a new basement media room, wine cellar, enlarged kitchen and dining room, three bedroom suites, entrance area and 2nd floor guest house. All of the carpentry work was custom in nature and design and ranged from framing walls, hanging doors, numerous archways, decking, open beam ceilings, fireplaces, stairways, skylights and many other aspects of rough and finished carpentry. As with any remodel, unexpected problems and conditions constantly present themselves. The mark of a true professional
is how these situations are handled and brought to a successful outcome. In instances where other trades were needed, Dr. Wood brought in other skilled tradesmen with whom he had worked with in the past and that met his high professional standards. ‘Dr. Wood’s’ knowledge, skill and dedication to his craft were instrumental to the success of our remodeling project and are the hallmark of a true professional.”
—Peter Lund,
Managing Member,
PacifiCal Properties, LLC
Sherman Oaks, CA
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