Chris Van Peski is an MIT graduate (1956 – before the transistor was invented) and spent most of his working years in the semiconductor industry, primarily in the wafer exposure area (credited with several patents to his name). In 2008 his employer, Sematech, moved to Albany NY, so it seemed like a good time for him to retire.
Chris says. “Woodworking is my main hobby, but I also enjoy baking bread and bagels. I bake four or five loaves of bread and a couple dozen bagels in a typical week. Mostly for neighbors, friends and family. And also, you just can’t beat a thick slice of bread hot out of the oven!”
Check out his website: (https://www.sites.google.com/site/chrisvanpeski)
Chris says he started the website many years ago, but admits, “I have not kept it up to date.” If you check out his website you’ll know why. There isn’t any woodworking project he hasn’t been able to figure out, and the list seems endless. It seems he’s always woodworking. I was impressed!
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Hi there, VERY interesting and amazing work. If at all possible, could you contact me about the 4th axis inlays I have a 4th axis 48″ x 48″ CNC router that I need assistance setting-up to do inlays on my custom Cues. Any assistance would greatly be appreciated for sure!! my email is ************.
Hey Rod,
Nice Cues.
Unfortunately, I don’t own a CNC router and cannot help you with the 4th axis inlay. The Blog was written by a guest writer who has a CNC router. I do cover laser engraving on my DVD, Metal Inlay Techniques which can add another dimension to your cues. Lasers can cut a crisp channel for inlaying.
Chris Van Peski is my dad and I just wanted to express thanks for printing his article. I am the beneficiary of many of his beautiful pieces of art and also his bread and bagels. My favorite bread is his serrano pepper bread.
You gave a great bio of my dad, but I’d just like to also share that his sense of humor parallels his woodworking. He built me a room-shelf-desk unit that he made for my small apartment when I moved across the country for my first job after college. Since he was shipping it to me he made it so it could be taken apart and put together much like a piece of Ikea furniture, yet much higher quality. His instructions had me in stitches. He wrote them as if they were translated from a faraway land. For example, one sentence reads, “assembly will go happy if …”, etc, etc.
In any case, it’s nice to see his work get recognition.