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The "tick-tock" is constant in Mike McCord's backyard clock shop, punctuated by the occasional "cuckoo!" Clocks of all types line the walls of the Clock Boutique in Hope Mills, in various stages of repair and disrepair.
Repairing clocks has been McCord's vocation for more than a dozen years, not long after he retired from a 26-year career in the Army.
"It's just a constant flow of clocks that come in here all the time," McCord said. That includes everything from towering grandfather clocks to the fireplace mantle variety.
In 1997, McCord bought a clock repair business in Westwood Shopping Center. He later moved the business to Hope Mills. McCord said he picked up mechanical skills from his father. He learned a lot of what he knows about clock repair from the late David Horne of Stedman.
McCord, 65, works closely with Glenn and Erika Stockwell, owners of The Mill antiques and collectibles in Hope Mills. When a customer brings in an old clock in need of repair, they call McCord.
In an age when most people can tell the time by glancing at their cell phone or their car dashboard, McCord said old clocks are still special to people.
"Most of them are sentimental - it was momma's clock, or what have you," McCord said. "It's amazing how many clocks come out of attics, barns and cellars."
When Pam Kelly lost her job as a computer programmer after almost 20 years, she turned to her first love. That was spinning, knitting and basically anything to do with turning raw wool into clothing and decorative items.
Today, Kelly creates her works out of a small storefront on Anderson Street in downtown Fayetteville. She opened Sunflower Fibers there last August. Kelly, 59, said she discovered knitting when she was 12. She remembers taking her allowance to the five-and-dime in her hometown of Aurora, Ill., and buying a starter kit.
Kelly spun and knit as a hobby while she pursued a career in computers. Her job brought her to Fayetteville a couple of years ago, but she was let go last year, she said. "I didn't know what to do," Kelly said. "Somebody said, why not do what you love?"
Kelly sells her creations as well as fabric and other items in her store. She also teaches classes in spinning and knitting and attends shows and workshops. Kelly's husband, Jim, also weaves fabric and makes some of the looms and other tools Kelly uses in her work.
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He will continue to tap into those experiences when pouring himself into his woodworking hobby. "I work on whatever grabs my attention," Jungels said. "I like going outside my frame and challenging myself. It let's you expand your mind and your eyes.
He found a job making picture frames, but it wasn't his true calling. In 1998, Gonzalez came to Fayetteville and found work driving a forklift. It wasn't long before he got back in the woodworking game. Gonzalez walked into Zimmerman Millwork and
Pete Kirk, a woodworker who makes decorative items including, picture frames, wine racks, hope chests, and wall plaques out of reclaimed wood from grain elevators. He's got wood from more than 100 elevators he's salvaged,
Gene always had a little woodworking shop at home and has continued creating some fine furniture. After Gene and Marjorie were married he started using his workshop to make custom picture frames, cut mats and complete the framing of artwork.
That's fine if you're gluing up a Valentine's Day card, but glue seashells to a picture frame and in a year at least one will have fallen off. Plus, it's really easy to burn your fingers with these guys!
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