WHO IS DUSTY MITCHELL?
Name: Dusty Mitchell
Age: 44
Where do you live: Magrath, AB, Canada
Profession: Woodworker
Instagram: dustylumberco
Facebook: The Dusty Lumber Co
Youtube: The Dusty Lumber Co
Blog: dustylumberco.com
TikTok: dustylumberco
How long have you been active in your proffession and did you come to start working as a… :
I’ve been building custom furniture for about 6 years. I have lived and worked in Canada, the US, Kenya, Argentina and Honduras doing a wide range of things from biofuels in Kenya to beachfront resort construction in Honduras and merchant banking in Canada and about 6 years ago decided to start getting back into woodwork.
Short presentation about yourself:
Married, father of 4 kids, I love history, astronomy and space exploration, woodworking and learning new things.
Favorite tools:
Too hard to choose, all depends on the task. Proabably an excavator…
Favorite garments from Blåkläder:
Ripstop pants!
Do you have a hidden talent / fun fact?
I won a goat milking competition
If you were an animal, what would you be?
Some kind of bird that flies south for the winter.
What does the perfect work day look like?
Good tools, nice weather and an intersting project to work on.
What are your interests?
History, Space, Economics and engineering.
Favorite song?
Something by Pearl Jam or Creedence Clearwater Revival
If you could eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Pizza
Summer or winter?
Summer
What would you not take with you if your house burned down?
Our couches
Name three things from your bucket list.
Race the Baja 1000
Race Stadium super trucks
Live in the EU and tour every country
If you had to choose a TV series to live in, what would it be?
F1 Drive to Survive.
What does your life look like in five years?
Probably living in either Europe or New Zealand and having as much fun as possible.
What superpower would you like?
To see into the future.
If you had your own slogan, what would it be?!
Most things are just math and probabilities.
What message (if any) would you have to encourage the men and women in the trades?
Just like any profession, a lot of hard work pays off.