John Winter is a star
Some of you will recall that John Winter, my 2011 apprentice, returned home to Patagonia at the end of last year. He went through training with flying colours and has a real gift for working wood. It’s hard to remember how many I have trained through the years, but their passage is usually one year long and then they make pieces whether they work with me or not after their training. Their training is and always will be free.
Here is a photo of John working on his knees as all furniture makers must at frequent times. May as well start young. Taking a young person or an older person into the workshop for a year has far reaching implications. As John becomes experienced his gift will create a place for him and he will train others as I did perhaps. So we pass on our skills, take criticism on the chin and face failures with some we hoped to work with and train. Outcome? One in five make it.