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The Cooper and His Family

 

		Beaver Buckets has used the talents of each one of our family.  Jim is a self-taught cooper.  He first saw a cooper making a bucket in 1990.  When he tried to make a bucket he found that it was much more difficult than he realized.  By trial and error and reading he improved with each bucket made.   Jim was a carpenter.  Coopering became a hobby.  By 2001 he was so busy with his hobby that he was working full time doing what he enjoyed most.   Beaver Buckets was named for the beavers who cut down the trees one year, then saplings grow up in their place.  Jim cuts down the sapling for the bands of buckets.  Jim says, " The beavers get the first bite out of his business."  Jim is currently researching Viking and Norsemen buckets.  He is looking at patterns for shaving horses to add to the website.  (More photos and information.) (American Profile Article) Marilyn takes orders, does the bookwork and helps in the shop when needed.  She updates the website and works with shipping. We never cease to be amazed at what God does in our business.  "I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised...He said," Surely they are my people, sons who will not be false to me; and so He became their Savior."  Isaiah 63:7, 8
		BeaverBuckets.com was started by Jeremy Gaster in the spring of 2001.  It was his first website project.  It was written using Frontpage 2000.  Jeremy has since gone on to professional design, working in Macromedia MX.  He collaborated on initial design of www.sbiguatemala.com , worked in New York helping a small business learn to design websites in-house at www.countrysidecabinetry.com, and has built other sites from scratch like www.gramsnuts.com .  Jeremy also enjoys database programming and has developed systems to automate the exchange of information between Quickbooks,  MySQL databases and websites.  He has also dabbled in Flash, PHP, and ASPX.  He enjoys travel and speaks Spanish fluently.
		Bryan Gaster, penname David Gasten, is a freelance writer specializing in nonfiction , non-technical text, such as web content, ghost writing and ad copy.   Bryan has coauthored the book, How to Make a Coopered Wooden Bucket, with his dad. Bryan  wrote the text and designed the cover. Bryan is also a fan of silent movies and has created websites about the silent movie stars, Pola Negri and Olga Baclanova. Bryan has written  part the web content for a number of Jeremy's websites.  He's currently available for contracts and can be contacted at 303-377-4467.

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