The Carpenter Who Built Without Blueprints

In 2019, master woodworker Jimmy DiResta nearly walked away from his craft. After twenty years building custom furniture in his New York workshop, a warehouse fire destroyed his tools, his inventory, and three commissioned pieces worth tens of thousands of dollars. Insurance covered a fraction. Friends urged him to pivot to something safer. Instead, Jimmy knelt on the ash-dusted concrete floor of what remained and prayed a dangerous prayer: "Lord, this shop is Yours.…