Journey Man V

Journey Man V

JOURNEY MAN A Carpenter’s Story By Daniel Foster FOLLOW THAT TRUCK Deanna and I were married in April.  I remember some people thinking it a strange time to be married.  It was mud season in Vermont, when the melting snow from 5 months of winter turns the back...
Journey Man IV

Journey Man IV

JOURNEY MAN A Carpenter’s Story By Daniel Foster FIFTH AVENUE My friend Francois was a member of the family that owned one of the world’s foremost luxury fashion brands, so he moved in high circles.  His girlfriend Roberta was remodeling her condo apartment, he...
Journey Man II

Journey Man II

JOURNEY MAN A Carpenter’s Story By Daniel Foster TRANSPO 72 In the spring of 1972 I was living on a commune in rural Virginia named Skymont.  About 175 of us, including many kids, were living on a former boys camp about 90 minutes west of Washington, D.C.  It...
Journey Man

Journey Man

JOURNEY MAN A Carpenter’s Story By Daniel Foster INTRODUCTION I have been a carpenter, cabinet-maker, designer and builder for many years.  I have done others things as well, but always I came back to working with wood and to building or remodeling houses. I...