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Article: Master carpenter believes in simplicity
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- The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
- Article date:
- July 29, 2002
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BLOOMINGTON - "Measure twice, cut once."
It's the cardinal rule of every Saturday carpenter. Now hear it
from a professional:
"I measure as many times as it takes," says aptly named trim
carpenter Kent Carpenter. "You can always cut again but I've yet to
figure out how to make this stuff grow again."
He should know. For more than 20 years, Carpenter has been
cutting, sanding, building and installing "anything that has to do
with wood" inside some of Bloomington-Normal's finest homes.
Carpenter, who owns his own business, is one of many sub-
contractors who contribute to new construction.
"I'm not a complicated person," Carpenter says. "I like to keep
things simple."
He has one employee, ...