JOHN BUSH
I started working on houses at the tender age of seven, when my parents bought a condemned 1850s 3-story brick house in Yellow Springs. The house had no plumbing, minimal electric work and severe structural and cosmetic damage.
Although I was a lowly "go-fer" for my father and older brothers, this early experience instilled in me than passion for renovating, restoring and creating things of beauty. After college I went to work in Colorado, restoring furniture and building cabinets.
In 1974, my parents returned to Yellow Springs and, along with my brothers and me, started Bushworks. I continued repairing and refinishing furniture, and cabinet making. Over the years, it blossomed into building and designing additions that truly match the existing house, which is primarily what I do now, along with the duties of running a small local business.

SHANE SINDLE
I started working at Bushworks in 1994 at the age of 19. I began working in and later managing the metal/welding shop. As the business moved more toward woodworking and construction, so did I. There was a particular need for someone skilled at matching stain colors and spraying finishes on our new custom work as well as repaired antiques. Over the years, I have learned and continue to learn a good deal about finishing and the different skills involve din working on construction projects away from the shop.