Title: Journeyman’s Dues
Description: A  memoir of experiences as a young union carpenter 50 years ago on  large-scale building projects on the West Coast. The book moves from job  to job touching particularly on some significant projects in San  Francisco: the Palace of Fine Arts, St. Mary's Cathedral, Moscone Center  and the Unitarian Church. Interspersed with essays of reflection on:  tools as words; the personality of hands; & the advent of  trigger-based tools.  

On  some jobs the salient memories have to do with the technical  wonders...like a complex roof structure on a cathedral. On others, it's  the particular dynamic of a crew finding its voice as union brothers.  Some chapters describe a near-death experience, or a racially-charged  confrontation. And every story reveals the kinds of people who did this  work half a century ago. Adventures, human drama, & carpentry lore:  How can you not?