Ken Aucremanne at North Bennet St. School.Tuesday I had lunch with Ken Aucremanne (pronoununced “ockerman”). Ken is a 6-year US Navy veteran from West Virginia who’s in the process of starting VetWoodworks, a charitable non-profit organization to promote woodworking for veterans.Like me, he’s concerned to see veterans suffering from unemployment, depression, substance abuse, homelessness, and worse. We both see woodworking as a way to provide veterans with vocational training, a hobby, or just a few hours of relaxation.Sometimes it’s nothing more than what I call therapy shavings. No need to build anything, just enjoy the pure satisfaction of turning a piece of wood into a pile of shavings.Part of his effort involves traveling the country …
