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Discove r Cit yV iewN C.co m's fre s h up d ate d loo k ! | 31 800•894•1761 www.nextdayaccess.com dlong@nextdayaccess.com • Ramps (purchase & rental) • Grab Bars • Vertical Platform Lifts • Pool Lifts • Stair Lifts • Ceiling Lifts • Handrails • Bathroom Saftey • Door Widenings • Safety Home Automation Stay in Your Home Longer & Safer Fayetteville's Certified Accessibility Specialist the tree's own trunk become visible. Unless it's wormy wood! en, the wonderful striations are made by the internal bleeding caused by the worm gouging holes in the trunk "See?" he says. "Wood is a beautiful thing. It's so rewarding." Ray turns back to two finished boards on his workbench. eir colors and artistry are striking, the checkerboard one (end grain) is made from five different types of wood, including Yellow Heart, Bloodwood, and Zebra. While he talks, he pulls out a cloth, pours some oil on it, and explains that oiling these boards is an integral part of their maintenance… and POP! e colors that were already magnificent are suddenly spectacular. So much so that many of his customers don't want to cut anything on their beautiful boards. But that's what they're made for. Everything he uses is natural and water based, so there are no toxins or any harmful chemicals involved. Ray likes making people happy and will sit with prospective clients and work with them until they've designed the exact board they want. His unique boards are available at e Mill End Store in Eutaw Village Shopping Center. He also works with clients individually. Ray also is volunteering with a new program helping veterans. Started by his friend Kurt Ballash at his own larger shop, Ballash Woodworks in Fayetteville, Open Shop for Vets will operate one day a week and aims to help veterans learn a new trade. "What Kurt is offering is so valuable," Ray says. rough the program, Ray can tell veterans how he transitioned from one career to another – and he can be among the woodworkers showing them how they may do that, too. Wood you be interested? FAYETTEVILLE DESTINATION FOR ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT The Cool Spring Downtown District is supported through generous funding provided by the City of Fayetteville and the Arts Council of Fayetteville/ Cumberland County. www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com For details downtownfayetteville JULY 2019 11th Downtown Summer Nights @ Person St 6-9pm 12th Fayetteville After 5 @ Festival Park 6-10pm 12th-14th African World Peace Festival @ Person St 6-9pm 13th Carriage Tours of Olde Fayetteville @ 222 Hay St 18th Downtown Summer Nights @ Person Street 6-9pm 19th-20th Midsummer Night Downtown – Fairy Doors 25th Downtown Summer Nights @ Person Street 6-9pm 26th 4th Friday in Downtown Fayetteville AUGUST 2019 1st Downtown Summer Nights @ Person St 6-9pm 8th Downtown Summer Nights @ Person St 6-9pm 9th Fayetteville After 5 @ Festival Park 6-10pm 15th Downtown Summer Nights @ Person St 6-9pm 16th-17th National Airborne Day @ ASOM Field 17th Carriage Tours of Olde Fayetteville @ 222 Hay St 22nd Last Downtown Summer Nights @ Person St 6-9pm 23rd 4th Friday in Downtown Fayetteville | unique shops | galleries | restaurants | coffeehouses | tea shops | wine bars | brewpubs

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