David Stine - Creating Something That Lasts Forever
David Stine
David Stine is a woodworker (understatement) and makes products that last forever, using material that was likely born before he was. Who do you know who can make the same claim? David has also done the thing most people don’t have the guts to do. He quit. He quit the thing that most stick with their whole lives. He left office life and made the outdoors his new workplace. He’s thriving - so much so that media gurus are working to make a TV show about his life. David has clients around the world, awards from industry experts, and more than two decades in business, but the thing Matt loves most about him is he’s not just an artist, not just a craftsman, he’s deeply philosophical.
More about David Stine
David Stine is an award-winning furniture maker whose work marries extraordinary craftsmanship with sustainable practices.
He was born and raised on the land in Illinois from which he harvests the wood he uses in his work. He learned woodworking from his grandfather and father at an early age on the family farm, but he moved away to attend Penn State and then George Washington University Law School, where he earned a law degree.
He practiced law for two years in Washington, D.C. before deciding to give up the office life and instead make a living from his true passion for creating unique pieces of furniture using sustainable practices. He moved back to the family farm, where he works alongside his wife on the property in Southern Illinois that he grew up on.
He has built David Stine Furniture into one of the most respected and successful woodworking shops in America.
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