Hi, I’m Jonesy.
I was born and raised in Boise, Idaho, and I’m a lifelong pool player and maker.
I’ve always loved figuring out how things work and finding ways to make them better. I work with a variety of materials, but my specialties are woodworking and 3D printing. Whether it’s adding useful features, giving something more than one purpose, or simply making it easier to use, I’m always tinkering and looking for a better solution.
My love of pool and making have grown together for most of my life.
I first picked up a pool cue when my parents started taking my brother and me to the Boise State Student Union Building as kids. I could barely reach the table, but I was hooked almost immediately. Around the same time, I was obsessed with LEGO and just about anything I could build with—eventually taking over the living room with a semi-permanent LEGO Land.
As I got older and started playing pool more regularly, those two interests naturally came together. Ever since I got my first cue case, I’ve been obsessed with improving and customizing the perfect pool-playing setup.
That same drive to build, improve, and solve problems is what Jones Works is all about.
Jones Works is born.
Jones Works started in 2017 with a primary focus on woodworking. While I still spend plenty of time in the woodshop, my focus has gradually shifted toward 3D printing as I’ve learned more about 3D modeling and as printing technology has continued to improve.
I’m entirely self-taught as a designer. Most of what I’ve learned has come from simply making things—pool accessories, tools and jigs for my woodshop, and just about anything else that gives me a problem to solve. Outside of Jones Works, I work for a fly fishing company that manufactures fly reels, where those same skills have even carried over into helping with reel design.
Today, Jones Works makes a little bit of everything, and the collection continues to grow. It was never something I started with the expectation of getting rich. I simply enjoy making useful, well-designed things that I hope people will enjoy owning and using.
If doing that allows Jones Works to keep growing along the way, I’d call that mission accomplished.
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