I’ve been a “maker” for as long as I can remember. Yes, I was one of those kids who took their toys apart to see how they worked. I suppose it was natural to pursue an engineering career. I retired after thirty-two years working for the same company, and now I’m slowly building up my basement wood shop.
Not that woodworking is new to me. I’ve had a shop since the mid-nineties starting with an old Craftsman table saw I bought used from a damp basement in Connecticut. After a good cleanup, I had a reasonable saw for my needs. With a fresh rebuild and a quality fence, that saw is still the central tool in my shop.
Combining my love for innovation with the practice of woodworking, I enjoy breaking complex problems into manageable pieces and building the tools to facilitate those projects.
Don’t be surprised to hear me quote Seth Godin, James Clear, Alex Osterwalder or Clayton Christensen, or mention Jobs to Be Done theory or Business Model Generation as it applies to woodworking.
To give credit where credit is due: my tagline “Making things better by making better things” comes from Seth Godin.