Just A Quick Look At Yesteryear…

I happen to be browsing through photos from my “RJ Walters & Company” years between 2000-2006. They brought back some pleasant memories. I had just retired from my 30-year corporate life and decided to try commercial woodworking. All the pictures in the gallery below are digital versions of film-based pictures, so some are rather crude. If you want to see the captions on each picture, … Continue reading Just A Quick Look At Yesteryear…

Mosaic of Life #103 – My Pride & Joy…

When I retired at the age of 54 after thirty years in a corporate world and moved back to Indiana, I was considering two options. To get another IT job at a college in the area, or opening up my own business in making custom furniture. I chose the second option, and I’m glad I did. Woodworking had been a life-long passion, but I never … Continue reading Mosaic of Life #103 – My Pride & Joy…

Mosaic of Life #26 – My First Hutch…

I spent from 1970 to 2000 in the corporate world. During almost all that time, I was also a woodworker. I inherited that trait from my father. Dad mostly specialized in grandfather clocks. I went another route. I was tuned into country furniture, including Hoosier Cabinets (shown below). I was especially proud of my first serious attempt at making a country hutch as shown above. … Continue reading Mosaic of Life #26 – My First Hutch…