In 2020 I got serious about woodworking after making my first cutting board. Like many other folks, I found myself looking for ways to fill the time during the pandemic and woodwork hit me at just the right time. I built my first cutting board (I still have it…it’s bad) and then my second, and third. Before I knew it I had made so many that I started giving them away to anyone who would take them. (I’m sorry y’all) But all that practice just fueled my interest. Boards led to boxes. I took a woodturning course and bowls became platters and pens and ornaments. From there I started learning more technical joinery and getting into furniture. I’m still learning. Because I work a full time job, I have to practice in the evenings and on weekends. I have built several pieces that have been donated to local charities and done the occasional refinishing job.