At the end of a long day, Navy Yard machinist Kenneth W. Buckley retreats to the workshop in the basement of his home at 1926 Gregory Way and forgets his problems as he works with his hands. He posed in March of 1936 for the Bremerton Sun as he realized his lifelong ambition of working at carpentry and cabinet making. He started his hobby in earnest two years prior and has obtained a set of cabinet maker's tools, electric saws, a lathe and a jigsaw. His project at the present time is manufacturing replicas of spinning wheels. Mr. Buckley uses a lathe to do the fine detail carving for the spindles of the wheels. Completed spindles can be seen in the background. His favorite companion in the workshop is his wife who is also learning the trade. (Bremerton Sun 04-13-1936, pg. 1).

Woodworking--1930-1940; Wood carving; Buckley, Kenneth W.;