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Paul's [http://www.bonaquisti.com/ website] | Paul's [http://www.bonaquisti.com/ website] | ||
The following article originally appeared in The Pipe Collector, the official publication of the North American Society of Pipe Collectors [http://www.naspc.org] and is used by permission. | |||
[[Image:paulbonaquisti1.jpg|thumb|From G.L. Pease's collection[http://www.glpease.com/Pipes/Collection/bonaquisti.html]]] | |||
[[Image:paulbonaquisti2.jpg|thumb|From G.L. Pease's collection[http://www.glpease.com/Pipes/Collection/bonaquisti.html]]] | |||
Paul Bonaquisti began his involvement with wood at an early age. He was born and raised in North Greenbush, NY, a small town outside Albany, where his family was involved in a retail lumber yard with a large cabinet shop and later with a general construction business. Growing up in this environment was an exciting time for Paul, and during those early years, he would hang around his father's shop waiting for the day he would be old enough to strap on a tool belt and join "the crew." He eventually got that opportunity and served his apprenticeship under his father's guidance. His father, a talented carpenter and cabinet maker, is the one person Paul credits with getting him really interested in the woodworking field and wood turning in particular. He worked with his father and brothers all through his teens and full time for a few years after high school. Wanting to continue his education in a related field, Paul enrolled in a construction program at a local college, where he was later awarded a scholarship to continue his education in the architectural field. He eventually returned to the family business and worked there until 1984, when, with his brother John, he decided to start his own business a commercial woodworking shop that they continue to operate to this day. | Paul Bonaquisti began his involvement with wood at an early age. He was born and raised in North Greenbush, NY, a small town outside Albany, where his family was involved in a retail lumber yard with a large cabinet shop and later with a general construction business. Growing up in this environment was an exciting time for Paul, and during those early years, he would hang around his father's shop waiting for the day he would be old enough to strap on a tool belt and join "the crew." He eventually got that opportunity and served his apprenticeship under his father's guidance. His father, a talented carpenter and cabinet maker, is the one person Paul credits with getting him really interested in the woodworking field and wood turning in particular. He worked with his father and brothers all through his teens and full time for a few years after high school. Wanting to continue his education in a related field, Paul enrolled in a construction program at a local college, where he was later awarded a scholarship to continue his education in the architectural field. He eventually returned to the family business and worked there until 1984, when, with his brother John, he decided to start his own business a commercial woodworking shop that they continue to operate to this day. | ||