\u201cAt first, he didn\u2019t say much,\u201d said Dave about Woodworking student, Rancher Brian. Dave Jordan is a Rancher Dad who shares his time and carpentry talents with the Ranchers by teaching a weekly woodshop class. Over time, Dave has witnessed an impressive transformation in Brian, stating, \u201cHe\u2019s opening up more and thinking ahead.\u201d
It all started with a small wood-burning kit. Brian would spend hours at a time in the DHR Enterprise room, burning freehand designs into pieces of scrap wood he found in the woodshop. Brian kept to himself, always quiet and focused on his solo creations. When the opportunity was presented, Brian didn\u2019t hesitate to sign up for Dave\u2019s class. Brian now prioritizes the projects of woodshop class over his isolated independent designs. \u201cI know when class starts, he will be here,\u201d expresses Dave. In fact, most weeks, Brian arrives at least an hour early in anticipation of his favorite class. Brian has completed every project Dave has presented to the class from less complicated creations such as key holders and seasonal d\u00e9cor, to more intricate woodworks including clocks and cedar picnic tables. Brian\u2019s favorite projects are picnic tables. \u201cI like it because it\u2019s a big project and I like doing big projects.\u201d
Dave and Brian have worked together on special projects outside of class. They spent hours reworking a unique shaped piece of wood into an abstract electric guitar. It was a true piece of art, a creative masterpiece! Dave and Brian have also devoted multiple days to perfecting a very meaningful project for the Ranch. Together, they created a beautiful dedication plaque for the new fitness facility in memory of late Rancher, David Hayward. Dave and Brian are currently working on a top-secret project, which will be featured at DHR\u2019s annual Gala on September 10th!
\u201cBrian is the best listener. He has an eye for quality and can see issues before they happen. His knowledge of how these projects go together comes quickly.\u201d Dave feels honored to witness Brian\u2019s progress from one week to the next. Recently, Brian was taught the proper sequence of how to attach fasteners. The following week, he showed up and completed this task independently. Dave continues to be impressed, stating, \u201cIf I had to sum up Brian, it would be still waters run deep.\u201d
Brian found his voice in the woodshop. He no longer shies away from conversation and will excitedly share his visions for future woodworking projects, each idea bigger and more challenging than the last. \u201cIt makes me happy\u201d Brian states. \u201cLet\u2019s see what I come up with next\u201d the once soft-spoken Brian proudly states with an joyful grin!
\u201cStill Waters Run Deep\u201d – A proverb meaning a quiet or placid manner may conceal a more passionate nature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cAt first, he didn\u2019t say much,\u201d said Dave about Woodworking student, Rancher Brian. Dave Jordan is a Rancher Dad who shares his time and carpentry talents with the Ranchers by teaching a weekly woodshop class. Over time, Dave has witnessed an impressive transformation in Brian, stating, \u201cHe\u2019s opening up more and thinking ahead.\u201d It all…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhr.tiltedchair.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhr.tiltedchair.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhr.tiltedchair.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhr.tiltedchair.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhr.tiltedchair.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dhr.tiltedchair.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhr.tiltedchair.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhr.tiltedchair.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhr.tiltedchair.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhr.tiltedchair.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}