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WOODWORKING
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Woodworking has always been a part of my life--even as a child.
That was because woodworking was my father's main hobby, and he was more than happy
to share it with his sons. Later, when I got out of college and was on my own,
I got into boating. In those days, all boats were made out of wood and, unless you had
lots of money (which I didn't) you had to do your own maintenance on your wood boat.
In the course of 17 years with wood boats, I learned a lot about wood construction
and finishing.
House-building is another place where woodworking skills are valuable. I did much of my own house-building--I have built four: two in New Jersey, one in Maryland, and now one in California. In the latter house, I have become enamored with redwood and have done all the interior trim and much of the furniture in that wood. Speaking of redwood, I now live in a redwood forest where there are many
fallen trees or logs left over from when this area was logged in the early 1900s.
Believe it or not, these logs are still usable for lumber--redwood does not easily
decay like other woods. I now have my own sawmill (shown below with a small old-growth
log) and have milled many of these logs into good old-growth redwood lumber.
With my experience in furniture-making, I have started a business of making
redwood furniture for sale. The furniture is displayed (and used) in my home.
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