Chris Raven, a former IT professional, found a new career after retirement. As a child, he had a(n) 1 for woodwork and music, but his career took a different 2 . After retirement, he 3 his two loves and became a flute (长笛) maker.
Raven 4 this unique journey at the age of 70, after decades in IT. He was 5 in a musical family, with both his parents 6 in music. He played the flute in his teenage years. And his love for the 7 was reawakened in his 40s.
Due to a long lack of practice, his woodworking skills has 8 . One day, when Raven found his old school reports 9 , which showed his best subjects were music and woodwork. That 10 his passion for the two again.
Around the age of 70, he signed up to an Irish flute making workshop. 11 , Raven spends at least four days a week in the workshop, carefully 12 each flute. He has 13 his skills in wood turning, silverwork, leatherwork, and French polishing. He even cleared out his garage to settle a lathe (车床), bandsaws, milling machine and other 14 .
Raven loves the feel of the wood and the smell of it when he is working. He feels 15 with his work, stating, "You could call it a job, but I never think of it as that."
