Just IMHO mind you, but the best woodworkers ever are, or were…
Jesus of Nazareth. (Hey, you think he didn’t work in Joseph’s carpentry shop when he was a boy?)
My Grandpa H…
My great uncle Gilbert,
My Dad. Dad, Uncle Gilbert, and Grandpa furnished and accessorized several family homes with equipment that would be considered primitive by todays standards. I had no idea furniture was made of cheap plywood and particle board until after I got my first apartment and tried furnishing it on my own… Now their style and mine are radically different, but I will say this, I sure wish Dad was closer so I could spend some quality shop time with him while he’s still here…
That dude I saw making Jaguar masks on the road on the way to the pyramids at Chichen Itza. He could do things with, and I kid you not, a swiss army knife, and sand held in a banana leaf used as abrasive that would blow your mind!
I might be a little biased though…
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