Why a woodworker Part 3 Final

Why a woodworker Part 3 Final

“I derive a certain pleasure from an awareness of our gift of wood. Beside giving me it’s chemical and utilitarian benefits, like the fireplace that ‘warms the soul as well as the body,’ the tree and its wood are a most necessary part of my life’s aesthetic enjoyment.” (Eric […]

Why a woodworker part 2

Why a woodworker. Part 2.

My maternal grandfather, Clarence. M. Ballou, was born in North Adams, Massachusetts. The Ballous were one of the earliest New England families. He graduated from Cornell in 1907 with a specialty in Mechanical Engineering. His working career in the steel and railroad industries began in Braddock, Pennsylvania, where […]