What started as a small project for a College internship actually sparked a desire in a grandmother, Barbara Howell to share her life story. A woman, in a man’s world, this grandmother has made a name for herself in carpentry. The kind of thing normally reserved for men. Forced into this career by circumstances beyond her control, she didn’t set out to prove anything. Her only goal was survival and paying the huge debt she had been left with.

How did this project start? Looking for a worthwhile project for a senior internship, her granddaughter looked to the interesting stories of Barbara Howell's customers. With clients, ranging from Patsy Cline’s husband to children with special accomplishments I knew there was the makings of a great book.

So here we are, more than 4 years later, and the book is finally available for purchase! Designed/Published by Paige1Publishing, it’s an oversized book, 8 X 10 with full color photos throughout. 160 pages of stories and antecdotes of one woman's journey.

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