Getting Back to My Passion for Woodworking #2: Apprenticeship #1
I started working as a apprentice for Richard at Nautilus Woodworks in Riviera Beach, Florida after working at a car rental agency while trying to get out of nursing. It was a small shop that catered to Palm Beachers and that clientele. It was my boss Richard, Bob and I full time and a couple other guys that would come in if he needed some extra help. My first day on the job we were crating up a cocktail table that was being shipped to a country club in Connecticut. It was a mahogany table with a beautiful burl veneer inlaid top. This thing was absolutely gorgeous. This was 25 years ago and the invoice for the table was $1200! I couldn’t believe it. Seeing this table sucked me even ...
