Customer Spotlight

“All of my friends, children and grandchildren are asking for one of my ‘Papaclocks"

"Papa Clocks"

Like many others of his generation, Jim Lown was first introduced to woodworking in middle school.  It was there that he learned that beautiful works of art can be created with wood, and his passion for woodworking developed almost immediately.

Throughout the years since middle school, Jim has been steadily doing woodworking in his spare time.  As many of you have seen in the Customer Gallery, Jim’s favorite things to build are clocks.  Not just any clocks though, these are Jim’s “Papaclocks.”  Since his retirement last year from the screen printing industry, Jim has increased his output of his custom clocks, but he is still having trouble meeting the demand.  He says, “All of my friends, children and grandchildren are asking for one of my ‘Papaclocks’.”

Last Christmas, Jim’s wife purchased a vast assortment of tools for Jim.  The tools varied, but were mostly what any woodworker would have in their shop, but his shop still seemed to be missing something.  One day Jim saw an ad for the CarveWright, and promptly headed to the computer to begin his research.  Initially, he was quite intrigued by the claims of the accuracy from the CarveWright, but he wanted to learn more before considering purchasing it.  In February of this year, Jim took the leap and purchased his CarveWright.  When asked what made him decide to purchase the CarveWright, he responded, “You can only do so much building clocks.”  He needed new, fresh ideas, and he needed a way to increase production without compromising integrity.  Another selling point was that he needed something that could cut at 22.5 degrees, instead of his 45 degree limited saw.

With the CarveWright, Jim has increased his production, and recently created a “Papaclock” to donate for a fundraiser.  He found that the CW does everything he wanted and needed, plus so much more.  It has helped restore his creativity and youthful passion, and declares, “It is fun to build clocks again, and the CarveWright has increased pleasure in making clock cabinets by 300%.”