Cooper maker of barrels, minstrel, carpenter, handyman of the town or village. As you all know Cooper is a widely used word and has been recently used as a first name, a car, a tire, or a hockey helmet. Cooper means Barrel Maker!

Working with my hands seemed to come natural to me. Music and art interested me as a child, and to this day drive my creativity. However I had a woodshop teacher that would have a tremendous impact on my life. His name was Mr. Hublow and God bless this steadfast, maybe a little warped but kind hearted man, who is no longer with us. Mr. Hublow was the man that showed me the craft of woodworking, thus creating my first experience of being a Cooper.