Even in his early 20s, John Zerrer knew he had a little woodworking in his blood, saying that carpentry is second nature to him. He’s now 64 and recently retired from custom homebuilding and starting a home-inspection business. In his spare time, Mr. Zerrer constructs benches, tables, lecterns and other furniture in one bay of a 24-by-48-foot barn on his Stockton, N.J., property. “It’s very therapeutic for me,” he says. “When I’m in the shop focused on a project, I’m in a creative zone and nothing else exists.” His “live-edge”...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 11, 2019 17:15 UTC