I GREW UP SURROUNDED BY A GRANDFATHER WHO WAS A TALENTED WOODWORKER, AND A DAD WHO COULD FIX ANYTHING. UNFORTUNATELY, MY GRANDFATHER LOST THE ABILITY TO MAKE WITH HIS HANDS BEFORE I HAD THE ABILITY TO LEARN FROM HIM, BUT I KNOW HIS SPIRIT LIVES WITHIN ME. I HAD WHIPPED TOGETHER RANDOM PROJECTS THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE, AND IT WAS OBVIOUS I HAD THE KNACK FOR MAKING THINGS. AS SOON AS I GRADUATED COLLEGE AND HAD MY OWN SPACE, I DOVE HEAD FIRST INTO WOODWORKING. BEFORE I WAS INTO WOODWORKING, I WAS INTO PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY. STARTING WITH MOUNTAIN BIKE EDITS AND MOVING INTO SERVING AS THE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR AND CSPA CROWN AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MY SCHOOL MAGAZINE. NOW, I GET TO COMBINE BOTH OF THOSE PASSIONS.