A group of residents at Front Street Manor have turned their hands to carpentry to add another personal touch to their living spaces.
The residents have been working under the guidance of Joe Galbraith, who helped to organize the project.
“I just kind of put something up on the board and over the winter I pretty much let everyone kind of sign up on their own,” he said.
“We had group meetings to discuss the woodworking, what we were going to do. Everyone was able to pick what they wanted to do and kind of design it themselves, as far as how big they wanted it.”
The projects ranged in size from chairs to tables, and Galbraith used some of his own tools to help out on the projects.
“Just recently they’ve been putting it together and doing the staining and all that,” Galbraith explained.
“I did all the cutting at home because it was just a little too much for safety reasons to have everyone using the hand tools. And the sanding as well. You don’t want people breathing it in, but they did do some sanding, some of them.”
Galbraith explained that woodworking is a hobby of his, and he was able to lend his expertise and experience towards helping to figure out the logistics of some of the projects, as well as what materials would be best suited for each.
“I worked at Nickel Lake Lumber before,” he said.
“So I know what kind of wood that they use, and to work with and they have been quite generous in the past with donating stuff to me. All the wood was donated from Nickel Lake Lumber. Kendall [Lundy], he’s been good.”
Galbraith said that overall the project has been well-received, which opens the door to doing more in the future
“I plan on having more,” he said.
“Everyone who’s been involved so far seems like they’re interested in doing more stuff, too.”
