Dave Doan’s garage resembles Santa’s Workshop

The Accidental Elf

  • Dave Doan with one of his handcrafted barns. Photo by Jon Flatland
    Dave Doan with one of his handcrafted barns. Photo by Jon Flatland
  • One piece at a time, Dave Doan crafts barns that will entertain kids for years.
    One piece at a time, Dave Doan crafts barns that will entertain kids for years.
  • Custom details on the outside and inside make each barn unique.
    Custom details on the outside and inside make each barn unique.
  • Dave Doan’s garage resembles Santa’s Workshop
    Dave Doan’s garage resembles Santa’s Workshop

    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 side at local vendo…