Two years apprentice carpenter with a Master Carpenter, my Grandpa. Started turning in 7th grade - 50+ years ago! Retired Air Force after 20+, and just plain retired since (with exceptions). Have a mini-shop. Got back into turning four years ago - still progressing. Built my better half a 10x20 potting shed, which she now insists is a woodshed - full (?) of partial tree trunks from friends she calls "my wood pimps".