I've grown up my entire life surrounded by Woodworking. My dad grew up the same way. Throughout my childhood I remember going to flea markets and garage sales and anxiously watching my dad sift through old tools and listen to him negotiate and share a laugh with somebody. My favorite Christmas presents growing up were always getting tools. A mini-workbench, tool belt, vice, and a toolbox my dad made for me just to name a few of my all-time favorites. I can remember hearing the sound of the planer running in the garage and watching the shavings shoot out onto my head when I was little. I can remember some small projects I made, but I remember mostly just sitting and watching my dad. My dad worked in our garage until 2008, when he completed his dream workshop. When I was ten years old, I helped him build the workshop to the best of my ability and remember talking to neighbors when they would stop by for a project update. We started building the shop in 2007 and finished on August 8th, 2008. My dad was very happy and for years afterward he was off the races building things and working out there. Sadly, in 2015, that excitement ceased. My dad reached the point where he thought he was no longer contributing to the world positively, and took his life. It was a huge setback for me, but it opened up a huge opportunity for me to exponentially expand my skills and passion for woodworking. I have taken advantage and grown apart of the online Woodworking community, and have learned so much. Such a community would have likely saved my dad, but nonetheless it has given such a great gift to me and I hope I have something to offer back. In middle school and early high school I made smaller projects--shelves, boxes, gifts--and later in high school I started making bigger projects. I have a significant interest in Woodworking; however, it is not my career path. I am studying Industrial Management and Political Science at Purdue University with the possibility of attending the United States Naval Academy. The internet is as far as my Woodworking education goes. With that in mind, in the future I hope to contribute to the Internet Woodworking community and inspire others to be creators, and make a more creative society.