daltxguy

Woodworker since I was about 14, I interspersed a career in software development and management with a woodworking hobby and latent desire to be a cabinetmaker. After graduation from University, the first thing I did was enroll in a cabinetmaking certificate program which I received from Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario. At one point I even tried quitting my corporate job to go work in a cabinetmaking shop but I might have been considered 'over qualified'. In between a difficult period in the industry in 2001, I got a part-time job with Home Depot in the lumber department which I thoroughly enjoyed but eventually went back to computers to pay the bills.

Now, after 28 years in the other business, I finally bought that 250 acres of forest ( in New Zealand ) and finally quit the day job to have a go at being a full time forester, managing a forest 'plantation', maintaining stewardship of a sustainable forest management plan for 200 acres of NZ Beech and kick starting a new career in forestry, wood products and cabinetmaking.

Most items I've built I've given away and there were long stretches of inactivity and just reading magazines so the portfolio of projects posted will grow over time.

Steve

-- Steve, New Zealand, www.steveracz.com