Andalusia native Mike Wilson has been working with wood for most of his life. Right out of high school, he trained as a carpenter under his grandfather and uncle for several years before venturing down other paths. Mike has worked in farming, he spent 17 years working offshore for a drilling company, and he has built houses. He even spent time as a carny, hawking games on the carnival midway, which is where he met his wife, Zelda. But woodworking is in his blood. And once he retired, he developed a love of woodturning.
“I’d always wanted a lathe but never would spend the money to get it,” he says. “About 10 years ago, my wife got tired of hearing me talk about it and bought me a little one to play with.”
