I do believe sooner or later our gifts find their way to us. I discovered mine in my youth, however, at the time I didn't know it. Born of Bavarian ancestry with woodworking in my blood,I have always held a love for trees. I've always been intrigued by the many different varieties and the pattern of their grain formed by time.
I remember as a child getting my first pocket knife. In the summer I would spend my days hiking in the local forest carving into the branches. One day as I was taking off the bark on a twig I was holding, I realized it looked very much like a duck. As I whittled away the excess wood and revealed the feathered creature I was ecstatic. That duck was my first carving.
When I was much older I was looking at a screwdriver with a wooden handle. I found myself looking at the grain as I had so many years earlier. I picked up a knife and began to carve... Today I have found a new niche with a chainsaw. My wife Joan paints them and gives them the finishing touch that only she can lend to my talent. Our passion continues under the name of Sawyer Stump (Saw-Your-Stump).
I remember as a child getting my first pocket knife. In the summer I would spend my days hiking in the local forest carving into the branches. One day as I was taking off the bark on a twig I was holding, I realized it looked very much like a duck. As I whittled away the excess wood and revealed the feathered creature I was ecstatic. That duck was my first carving.
When I was much older I was looking at a screwdriver with a wooden handle. I found myself looking at the grain as I had so many years earlier. I picked up a knife and began to carve... Today I have found a new niche with a chainsaw. My wife Joan paints them and gives them the finishing touch that only she can lend to my talent. Our passion continues under the name of Sawyer Stump (Saw-Your-Stump).
