Chris Williams attributes his ‘inquisitiveness for craft and making things’ down to his ancestor Thomas Jenkins. ‘Born in 1813, he was a locally famous entrepreneur, builder and engineer,’ says Chris. ‘He was an extraordinary man of his time; he built boats, a bridge, violins, erected lighting and brought gas and water to his community in coastal West Wales, and that’s to name just a few of the things he achieved throughout his life,’ he adds.
As a child, Chris admits that he didn’t particularly like school, but loved woodwork, metalwork and technical drawing. ‘More often than not, you’d find me in the school’s wood shop. It was filled with huge, solid wooden benches, tools and timber – a complete contrast to the clinical feel of workshops in schools of today,’…
