A moving and inspirational memoir from the beloved maverick carpenter on HGTVās smash hit Fixer Upper that shows how to turn your hobbies and craft into a career and celebrates the power of meaningful work.
Now known to the countless fans of Fixer Upper as Chip and Joanna Gainesās go-to table maker and acclaimed artisan, Clint Harp hasnāt always lived the DIY dream we see on the show. Ten years ago, he was dutifully working at a sales job that, while it provided security for his family, did nothing to help him achieve his unfulfilled dreams of building furniture.
With the support of his wife, the encouragement of a mentor, and a life full of lessons, he finally took the leap, quitting his job and setting out on the quest to become a carpenter. Without formal training, financing, workspace, or customers, the Harps were quickly on the edge of financial collapse. Then Clint met Chip Gaines at a gas stationāa chance encounter that marked the next chapter on a wild ride Clint could never have imagined possible.
Spanning Clintās remarkable journeyāfrom a childhood learning carpentry and hard work at his grandfatherās knee, through his struggles to balance pursuing his dreams with supporting his family, to his partnership with Chip and Joanna Gaines and the many adventures and misadventures of filming Fixer UpperāHandcrafted is part memoir and part manual for dreamers of all backgrounds. āFrom the floor of his first shop to the foundations of Habitat for Humanity houses, to building furniture for the world to see, Clint Harp is living a handcrafted lifeā (President Jimmy Carter).