▁Biography ▁ ▁Since ▁his ▁beg inn ings ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s , ▁D uff y ’ s ▁work ▁has ▁evol ved ▁substantial ly . ▁His ▁early ▁cre ations ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁fine ▁cabinet ry ▁using ▁only ▁non - power ed ▁hand ▁tools . ▁He ▁now ▁applies ▁las er ▁and ▁computer ▁technology ▁to ▁the ▁met icul ous ▁design ▁and ▁construction ▁of ▁radius ▁entry ▁doors . ▁The ▁course ▁of ▁D uff y ’ s ▁wood working ▁follows ▁the ▁arc ▁ill umin ated ▁in ▁“ From ▁Hand ▁Ax ▁to ▁Las er ” ▁by ▁John ▁Pur cell . ▁Pur cell ’ s ▁book ▁out lines ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁energy ▁through ▁history . ▁D uff y ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s ▁in ▁Og dens burg , ▁NY ▁as ▁a ▁self - emp loy ed ▁furn iture ▁mak er . ▁He ▁originally ▁limited ▁himself ▁volunt arily ▁and ▁exclus ively ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁hand ▁tools ▁and ▁intention ally ▁avoided ▁power ▁tools . ▁F oc using ▁on ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁fine ▁furn iture ▁and ▁architect ural ▁wood working , ▁and ▁determined ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁living ▁from ▁his ▁art ▁and ▁craft , ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁power ▁tools ▁into ▁his ▁work . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁combining ▁hand ▁craft sm ans hip ▁with ▁las er ▁and ▁computer ▁technology ▁at ▁his ▁shop ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁NY ▁( “ L aser - C raft s ” ). ▁He ▁now