One of my mentors

My mentor - Master Craftsman - Joe Yonts

   A good way to start out this blog is to thank my friend and mentor from Petrolia, California Joe Yonts. I started working with Joe in 1996 after relocating to Petrolia from Pleasant Grove, Utah. We built Richard Sykes cabin up Conklin Creek, past Dan and Tally's.  We did everything but build the doors, which we should have. The owners bought some inexpensive doors instead. We dug trenches, formed the foundation, framed, roofed (with Redwood Shakes), sided with board and bat and shakes. Used redwood post and beams. Built the kitchen and windows. Laid a madrone floor, built decks, railings and more. I learned so much on that job. It was a bump start into the craftsman tradition.