How did you first become interested in Engraving/Jewelry/ Stone Setting? When I was growing up I had two big passions. One was playing sports and the other was working and making things with my hands, the smaller and more precise the more fun I had doing this. When I was around 14 I had to choose a school and a direction I wanted to study and pursue. I didn’t see myself becoming a high school gym teacher (or a professional athlete for that matter) and I had a hard time figuring out what I could do as a career that involved making precise object with my hands. I thought of going to a trade school to pursue a welding or carpentry degree but all the schools that I checked out didn’t really get me fired up, to say the least. After what felt like seeing all the schools that were somewhat in my general interest my dad told me there was a school in a remote city called ‘De Vakschool’, where you could learn to become a bench jeweler, silversmith, watchmaker and similar professions that require precise hands. This sparked my interest and since I had not a lot to lose (my ‘best’ options, I thought, were to become
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