“I’ll still be spinning sawblades when I’m 90!”

No storage problem here. Between the array of custom cabinets and 35 perfectly uniform cubbyholes, there’s a place to store everything

“I started woodworking at eight years old. I was helping Grandpa on his table saw and ended up with four stitches. Boy, did I get in trouble!

Precision to 1/64”

There were cabinetmakers in my family and by the time I was in my teens, I worked and learned from them. Dad was a good woodworker but my uncle Jerry taught me the most. God as my witness, he had triple bifocal glasses and would build things to 1/64 of an inch. That’s what I do today. What I make is to 1/64^” or it doesn’t go out the door.

Randy uses his 50" Woodmaster Drum Sandy constantly. It's on castors so he can roll it where he needs it. To the left is his 25" Woodmaster Molder/Planer. — Randy uses his 50″ Woodmaster Drum Sandy constantly. It’s on casters so he can roll it where he needs it. To the left is his 25″ Woodmaster Molder/Planer.

Cabinetry is what I do. It’s who I am. I eat, drink, and sleep cabinetry. I’ve worked for cabinet shops but I’ve been self-employed since the ‘80’s. I don’t advertise at all. No website, no Facebook. Everything is word of mouth. I’ll work for one individual, then another one and another one. A friend tells a friend. I’ll give a bid and they usually take it. And off we go! I work for million dollar homes and the guy down the street. People know my work and, praise the Lord, He keeps opening doors for me.

Randy tells us, “I eat, drink, and sleep cabinetmaking and I love to stay busy!” He says his wife’s a ‘woodworking widow.’ She’ll look at him and say, ‘You’re thinking about your projects again, aren’t you?” And Randy can’t deny it.

Retire? No way

I’m 65 now but there’s no way I’m going to retire. Social security isn’t enough to shake a stick at. And, anyway, I want to still be spinning my sawblades when I’m 90. I pray the Lord will keep giving me the strength and ability to work with my hands because I love to stay busy!

I once had a 25” Grizzly®. It sucked! It wasn’t worth anything. When it came time for me to get a better sander, I looked at a 38” Woodmaster Drum Sander a friend had. I ran doors through it and I was sold!

I called Woodmaster they sent me a flyer. It was like Christmastime for me and I bought one in 2012. It was a tossup between the 38” and the 50” drum sander. I’m very glad I went with the biggest – the 50”. I’ve sent panels 48” and 49” through and it worked beautifully. I use it all the time on my face frames, doors, and more.

Custom cabinetry is Randy’s specialty. “I’m one of a dying breed of custom cabinetmakers,” he says.

Then I got a Woodmaster 25” Planer/Molder in 2013 and I have one of their big dust collectors on order now.

Adjustable feed rate’s the best

I build my drawer boxes, face frames, doors, drawer heads out of 7/8” material, often poplar. I put all the pieces through the drum sander one after another so they’re all uniform. Woodmaster’s adjustable feed rate is the best thing. I often run the sander at 90% speed and it works real well. I feed them in and my sidekick helper catches them at the other end.

I couldn’t do the work I do without this drum sander. Couldn’t live without it. It’s a great machine and I’d recommend it to others in a heartbeat!”

— Randy Guard, Woodmaster Drum Sander Owner, Amarillo TX

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