In what was a singular moment during the event, the nine craftsmen studied a picture on the screen behind them of a luxury inn where carpenter Lee Arnold had done some work.
“Who all was involved in that?” asked state Sen. Butch Miller, R-Gainesville, referring to the types of work that went into overall construction. “Masonry, pavers, landscapers, rock work, framers, electrical work.
“Everybody is involved in that photograph. Every single man’s (craft) up here,” said Miller, emceeing Lanier Technical College’s sixth annual Master Craftsmen Awards at Featherbone Communiversity off Chestnut Street in Gainesville.
Men representing eight different trades were honored at the event, with each talking about their work and how they got into it — the training and schooling it took.
Area master craftsmen recognized in annual ceremony
