Dave Doan’s garage resembles Santa’s Workshop

The Accidental Elf

Dave Doan enjoys several hobbies. Perhaps none more than working with wood. A passion passed along by his father, he suspects. Working in his garage in Isabel, the 76-year-old part-time parts man at Premier Equipment has created a lot of different items from wood — cutting boards, birdhouses, spice racks and barstools. Doan gifts them to family and friends and sells a few on the sid...

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