Ralph Zetti 

A BRIEF BIO OF WHO I AM. I BECAME INTERESTED IN LATHE WORK AFTER RETIRING FROM 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO MY COUNTRY THROUGH THE U.S. ARMY. WORKING WITH MY HANDS HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING THAT I AM GOOD AT DOING. I HAD PURCHASED A LATHE, BUT IT LANGUISHED IN THE BASEMENT UNUSED FOR SEVEN YEARS. AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO IN RETIREMENT, THE LATHE IN THE BASEMENT CAUGHT MY EYE AND I DECIDED TO SPIN SOMETHING FROM AN OLD PIECE OF WOOD. I PRACTICED AND WITHIN THREE YEARS’ TIME, I HAD GOTTEN QUITE GOOD AT TURNING OUT PIECES THAT ELICITED POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM MANY FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM MY CREATIONS LED TO ME BEING ABLE TO SET UP A SHOW TO ILLUSTRATE MY PIECES. THIS THEN PROGRESSED TO SALES OF MY WOODWORKING PIECES AND A NEW AVENUE TO SUPPLEMENT MY RETIREMENT INCOME. WHAT HAD BEGAN AS AN ENDEAVOR TO FIND SOMETHING TO DO IN RETIREMENT, HAS PROVEN AS WELL TO BE AN ENJOYABLE AND REWARDING OUTLET FOR MY TALENT OF WORKING WITH MY HANDS. MY PIECES ARE ALL INDIVIDUAL AND UNIQUE, LAMINATED AND DESIGNED TO LAST. AS YOU PREVIEW MY WORK, I THOUGHT THAT A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHO MADE AND DESIGNED EACH PIECE WOULD BE HELPFUL TO YOU.