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Upstate New York Man Finds Peace with Woodworking Business

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Find Projects for a Profitable Woodworking Business   By Thaddeus Van Dyke (This as-told-by essay omits names and contains fictionalized elements. It is intended for entertainment purposes only.) I came to Kingston, New York to escape the stress of my white collar job in the city. But I started my woodworking business to escape the boredom. I moved in with my girlfriend. We live in a historic two story family house with New England stone chimney.  Our three acre lot includes fruit trees, lilac and berry bushes. And we’re just minutes from Kingston Point Park and of course the Hudson River.  I put a down payment on the house with money from my impossible Wall Street job. And for a while they let me telecommute for a reduced salary. But soon money started getting tight. Find a New Opportunity with Your Own Woodworking Business   How to Turn Basic Woodworking Skills Into a Business I guess I rediscovered woodworking out of loneliness and boredom. I say rediscovered bec...