Jason Fox

Baltimore, Maryland

Never Stop Building, LLC

747.666.5369

About this Affiliate

Jason has been building since he could walk. Some of his earliest memories include going to the hardware store with his grandmother so he could create contraptions out of plumbing pipes. From building a trebuchet in his high school woodshop, to contributing to race car development as an undergraduate, to living in a self-designed tiny house camper on a cross country road trip, Jason has continually pushed his skills into new areas to build fascinating things. His background in engineering and finance led him into software development, and electronics prototyping, and eventually woodworking. Having a lifelong obsession with Japanese history and culture made it inevitable that he would discover the joys of Japanese woodwork. In 2017 he decided to officially shift the focus of his company exclusively toward timber framing, furniture building, and Japanese carpentry. The name of his company and personal mantra are one and the same: Never Stop Building.

"While I had dabbled in woodworking since I was a kid, I had always found myself in one or another high tech industry, providing consulting services to design prototypes for startups. Over time though, the work felt somewhat empty. After a particularly taxing day, I remember searching around for timber framing courses, thinking that I needed to try something new, build something with wood, and my bare hands. I found EconNest and when I read that the timber framing course required a Japanese chisel, something clicked in my mind. I somehow knew this was the course for me. And boy, was I in for a life changing adventure! Through EcoNest I've met a humbling assortment of extraordinary masters of the craft. With each bit of experience, the desire to walk the 'path of the tree' only intensified. After I got married my wife and I went on a long road trip through the forests of the west coast. It was during this trip that everything fell into place for me. You're standing there looking at a 1000-year-old cedar tree as big around as a truck, and you realize that every bit of you that loves nature, that loves craft, that appreciates the Japanese aesthetic and the engineer's precision can find fulfilment in honoring these amazing living things."

Never Stop Building LLC is a design-build studio located in Baltimore, Maryland. We specialize in traditional woodworking, furniture design, timber framing and finish carpentry, utilizing predominantly Japanese tools and techniques. We believe that by building high quality, long lasting goods from sustainable materials we will both reduce our impact on the environment and improve the quality of our lives and that of our children and grandchildren. To this end we endeavor to use sustainably sourced woods, natural finishes, and donate a portion of our profits to organizations that help steward America’s forests.

Note: Jason specializes in timber framing and finish carpentry. He is not a general contractor, but he is highly qualified to work with your general contractor or as an owner representative to help you create your EcoNest.

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