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Woodworking is in his blood
He recently built a bed for his 6-year-old granddaughter, Brook, who lives in Georgia with her parents, Tiffany and Michael Pezent. "I followed the design of a full-size bed we have in our home," he said. "Brook is very excited about it." The Pezents of Jackson are well-known for their woodworking skills. Wallace is no exception. The garage/basement of his home serves as his workshop. He and his wife, Seritha, have spent many hours there repairing and refinishing old furniture, making them appear new. "When we were younger we couldn't afford to buy new furniture, so we would buy secondhand pieces and redo them for our home," said Pezent. "It means a lot more when you restore or build it yourself." Brook's bed was built from the wood of a cherry tree that used to stand in Pezent's yard. "The tree died after Hurricane Ivan hit in 2004," he said. "I had it cut down and sawed into lumber at Bug Tolbert's sawmill. I think it's great that we were able to recoup something from that storm."
Pezent attributes his ability to work with his hands to his grandfather, John Pezent, who immigrated to the U.S. from Yugoslavia because of the stave trade. "He was a woodworker and lived on a self-sustained farm," he said. "I'd like to believe he passed on those skills to his descendants. As a child I enjoyed watching him craft items and build things."
All of Pezent's siblings display the ability to work with their hands as well. "Sometimes we get together and work on projects. It's something we enjoy spending time doing."
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