well i guess it started as a young child. when i was 7-8 my dad built me a fort in the air on stilts.i have always buit stuff with wood. at that young age dreamed of saving my lawn mowing money and buying a drill then a saw . about that same time i saw this match stick church at the lone star museum "buckhorn saloon in San Antonio. always wanted to build things in miniature. years later was doing wood working "country crafts. a friend showed me a craftsman scroll saw pin blades. was hooked. the rest is history