JOHN LINDSAY

My wife and I live in the country midway between the two small towns we grew up in. The quiet environment offers us the privacy we relish, and allows us to meet our worlds on our terms. My shop isn't large but it is equipped with everything from 18th & 19th century hand tools, (some from my great grandfather and even a hand plane known to be from my great great grandfather) to the most modern power tools, including a CNC router with 48" x 54" capabilities. I built the shop (my third) the way I wanted, mostly by my own hand. The things that I left to others were those that required a ladder... I do what I do every day because I am passionate about possibilities. About figuring things out. Making things out of wood. Not lumberyard wood, but wood that might well be burned where it fell if someone didn't say, "Hey can you make something out of this?" Some of it is art, some of it is craft, and some of it is butchery. I love it all. And I owe it to the man who has always had his hand on my..

Also known as: John William Lindsay