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About the Webmaster
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Hello and welcome to Carr's Corner!
Jack has created this site for the upholsterers of the world.
He has been doing Upholstery since 1976.
Jack currently runs a full
time upholstery shop in Heber Springs, Arkansas. "My shop handles all
types of upholstery including, but not always limited to: antique and modern furniture, classic
and custom automotive, marine and most canvas work and a variety of custom, some might say
unusual, requests", says Jack. |
Over the years, he has both worked in several different shops
and has owned his own business in a few different locations around the country.These shops varied in the
type of upholstery in which they specialized: furniture, classic/custom automotive, marine, awnings and
even truck tarps and tents. He has spent some time in the manufacturing and design side of the industry
as well.
- He worked for six year at Haynes Upholstery & Florida Awning, designing and fabricating commercial awnings.
- In 1982, he designed and fabricated the complete line change on interiors of the Famous "Ranger Bass Boats of
Flippin Arkansas". He also re-designed their standard and custom boat covers for their entire line, improving
production efficiency and savings on materials. Both could be found starting with the 1983 line of bass boats
and remained their primary design until the mid 90's and many aspect of his designs can still be seen in their
boat today.
- He also spent a year with FCC Commercial Furniture in Roseburg, Oregon, designing new upholstery for
restaurant furniture.
- For three years, he trained inmates with the Arkansas Department of Correction Industry Program, on how to
upholster new office style furniture and re-upholster of various Furniture and Automotive Trim.
- He spent about seven years working in a variety of shops doing all phases of upholstery including antique
furniture, both classic automotive restoration and custom trim and upholstery, marine upholstery, and marine
canvas.
In the past year, Jack has received 2 awards from The Upholstery Journal Magazine:
"Upholsterer of the Year 2005" for the Southeast Region and
"Design and Craftsmanship Award 2005" for the Custom Convertible Top Category.
On the computer side, Jack holds two Associate degrees in Computer programming and Computer Aided-Drafting.
He has also earned eight certificates in various Computer networking software management and engineering.
"I decided to get into web design and web programming when the internet started getting popular",
Jack explains. "I like programming a lot. I decided to combine the two things I love to do and started
designing and building websites around the internet."
One day while having a discussion in one of the few upholstery forums, it seemed that many Professional
Upholstery & Soft Furnishings business owners needed a place to discuss business with others in this
industry. Jack created this site with the urging and help of several other Upholstery & Soft Furnishings
business owners. The idea was to give the craftsmen and women in this industry, a place to discuss business,
techniques, supplies, pricing and anything that was needed to improve their businesses. "We knew that
making these improvements would give our clients a better product and improve the image of the Upholstery &
Soft Furnishings industry", states Jack. With his background in the industry, his computer knowledge, and
the help of some close personal friends, all with equally as much experience in their areas of the industry,
this site was born.
Jack is married, has eight children and 15 grandchildren (with more on the on the way).
While Jack has very little time for hobbies, he enjoys programming, hunting, fishing, and working in the
yard.
If you have any suggestions or comments, feel free to
Contact The Webmaster with them.
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