At next weekend’s VFW Hobby Fair
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HURON — Sean Taylor will be carrying on a family tradition when he sets up his custom framing booth at the upcoming VFW Hobby Fair Oct 7 and 8 in the Women’s Building on the S.D. State Fairgrounds.
His grandfather, master craftsman Ilo Schutt, had traveled from his home in Iowa to Huron for 30 years to share his custom-made frames at the annual Hobby Fair.
When Schutt, who was 95, died last October, it was his final wish that his grandson, also a carpenter, receive all of his tools.
“I started building frames in April this year,” said Taylor, who lives in Huron with his wife, Stephanie, and daughters, Kenzington 9, and Isabella, 3. “Grandpa had a mitre clamp that I use a lot, but his router is old so I upgraded that.”
Taylor has been in carpentry since 1999, working for 605 Sheds in Huron.
Since making room in his workshop for his grandfather’s tools that he obtained last winter, Taylor said he’s launched a side business he calls Memories Custom Frames.
“It’s memories of my grandpa, but you can put your memories in them,” he said.
Photo by Crystal Pugsley of the Plainsman
Sean Taylor of Huron holds a frame he is constructing using tools he inherited from his grandfather, the late Ilo Schutt. His grandfather sold his frames at the annual VFW Hobby Fair for 30 years, and Taylor will continue the tradition at this year’s event Oct. 7-8 at the Women’s Building on the S.D. State Fairgrounds.