The Story of Scotsman Co. | Business

September 2024 · 1 minute read

Woodworking wasn't Ben Napier's first love, but his true love led him to it. 

(Photo by Andy Barron)

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“If I was going to spend time with her (Erin), I would have to do it there in the art building. The graduate students who worked in the woodshop became my friends and they taught me how to use the equipment.  The rest is history"

-Ben Napier

More of the vintage decor and offerings inside the general store. (Photo by Tori Ellis)

Exterior (Photo by Tori Ellis)

(photo by Andy Barron)

(Photo by Andy Barron)

(Photo by Andy Barron)

Inside the woodworking shop. (Photo by Tori Ellis)

Customers sit and stay a spell inside Scotsman Co. Branch Boyer and Celeste Adams play a game while Eva Adams and Peggy McKay try out some rocking chairs. (Photo by Tori Ellis)

Some of the vintage decor inside. (Photo by Tori Ellis)

(Photo by Andy Barron)

The viewing area from inside the shop. (Photo by Tori Ellis)

Store manager Gary Roberts behind the counter. (Photo by Tori Ellis)

One of the many signs to keep tourists and stragglers from venturing into places they aren’t supposed to go. (Photo by Tori Ellis)

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