Cut Out for You: ; Custom Cabinetry Shop Emphasizes Planning and Craftsmanship
Sunday Gazette-Mail › September 21, 2009
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When Fred Williams Sr. returned from naval service in World War II, he opened a small carpentry and cabinet shop on MacCorkle Avenue in South Charleston. The plain, solid cabinets he built in 1947 laid the groundwork for the more intricate cabinets and built-in furnishings produced in Williams Cabinet Shop today. His son Fred Williams Jr. and grandson John Williams are in charge now.
"I've heard people say you could roll his cabinets down a hill and they wouldn't be hurt," said grandson John Williams, 39. "We see kitchens with cabinets he built 50 years ago that are still in great shape."See the full content of this document
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Cut Out for You: ; Custom Cabinetry Shop Emphasizes Planning and Craftsmanship
In 1948, Williams Sr. built a larger facility on Spring Hill Avenue on the hill above Richmond Elementary School. His son Fred Williams Jr. helped out in the shop when he was in junior high, then jumped in full time after he finished college with a degree in business.
Williams Jr. purchased the business from hi...See the full content of this document
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