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If anyone lives by the motto “No white flags,” it’s Dave Clarke from Sandy, Oregon. A retired firefighter and mountain rescue volunteer, Dave was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease) in 2018. Once an avid skier and cyclist, Dave said his balance, gait and speech have mostly been affected by the disease so far. But every cloud has a silver lining and Dave’s was the push to revisit a long-postponed hobby: woodworking. Read more about this inspiring woodworker in this Woodworking Adventures blog. 

Woodturner, Carl Jacobson, host of TheWoodshop.TV on YouTube is a passionate woodturner and enjoys getting others excited about turning. Together with his wife Robin, they have built a mobile shop and travel to do demonstrations, teach classes, produce videos and share the woodworking passion.