Jon Sammis didn't start out to be a maker of custom furniture. Initially he was a cabinetmaker who created one-of-a-kind peices for his family in his spare time, but soon his clientel noticed his furniture and began asking for custom pieces to go with their new cabinetry.

     After spending five years in the Navy as a Seabee, Jon moved to Petersham, MA where he went to work for a top notch cabinet maker named Tom Pugliese. During his years with Tom and Tom's father-in-law Larry Nettie, Jon received a great woodworking education.

     Tom Pugliese decided to move south in 1993, ten years after Jon had joined him. Jon bought the business and started Sammis Woodworking with the same conviction that he had learned from his predecessor.

     In business nearly twenty years now, Jon makes decisions about the details of a job based on what he would expect in his own home.