The Artisan Chronicles

What goes on in the mind of an artisan? How does he work? How does she run the business? Read on. It’s pretty interesting.

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There is a reason you fail at work. You don’t even know what work is. I was a stoned and incompetent, guitar playing, drop out of a 16 year old when I...

My first job was a paper route with my dad, two brothers and myself – mom wasn’t in the picture. We’d wake up between four and five in the morning, head out...

I didn’t listen to everything my dad told me, but I did listen about how to get a job. He told me to always have my tools with me on my truck...

I first learned to hang doors in my late teens. I was the helper for two high end carpenters and we all worked for a man named Steve Usrey – Usrey and...

There’s that scene in the second Matrix movie where Neo and Trinity get off the elevator in Zion and encounter an overwhelming group of people who want nothing but Neo’s attention. They...

How long would it take you to restore the five windows I just agreed to restore? I’m going to try to get it done in six days. I might get it done...

You have to glaze by Friday if you want to finish the job on time and get paid. Glazing by Friday takes advantage of the natural two day break that most people...

When people call you to come look at their windows, it’s because they have problems. You got into Window Craft because it’s cool, it’s romantic, it’s the second career you always wanted,...

Hi, I’m Evan Cooper, I do all the photography, videography, and most of the social media for Steve and Wood Window Makeover. Over time I think you will begin to see more...

I sold that job today, got a down payment and am off to the races. Only it’s not a race, actually. But time is of the essence. But it wasn’t an easy...

I have an appointment to save some windows tomorrow, and it’s my job to get the job. The client lives in a neighborhood where everyone is in the mood to replace them,...

Before a window is painted, a sash is reglazed, a sill is repaired, an Artisan will perform a Mechanical Makeover and during this operation – change the balance system ropes. This is...

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