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THE BATTALION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1981 Page 3 ,ocal ocal craftsman sells custom-made furniture ir lit these! i is tnn tion thet by! Senate act iiating sj'it [Texas Ail i» written ■rats from: vide safeli|| »of last i| sSl iorthgatei] omers. mgress* defeat oil ilsed yoml rtersMj out atta ihbadia igetherw .ersity w|Ack Abbott moves a bishop on the hardwood chess table he ^signed and constructed. He makes furniture from Staff photo by Becky Swanson sketches customers bring in and from his imagination. Several of his pieces are in the Memorial Student Center. By TINA LINCH Battalion Reporter Jack Abbott began making furn iture five years ago in an ll-by-16 bam about 10 miles outside of Bryan. Today, Abbott owns and operates an expanding custom furniture business. Abbott said his popularity is due to the quality furniture he makes from real wood. “Disposable furniture days are drawing to a close,” he said. American domestic hardwoods are used in his furniture and Abbott said the hardwood supply is good, even though some people think there may be a shortage of hardwood. One of Abbott’s local custom ers, Jan Hunter, had been unable to locate good hardwood furniture in the Houston area when she and her husband visited Abbott’s store. Abbott and the couple drew a sketch and chose wood for the “reasonably priced” bed which Hunter describes as a “conversa tion piece.” Like Hunter, most customers have a vision of a certain type of furniture. Popular pieces include stereo centers, desks, dinette tables and chests of drawers. Few of Abbott’s pieces are ori ginal designs, but he modifies basic designs to the customer’s needs and personality. Abbott said he enjoys the “challenge of getting to know his customers,” which enables him to create furni ture specifically for them. Abbott describes his furniture as useful and practical but main tains that useful can be beautiful. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1977 with a degree in building construction and subse quently worked several years for a building contractor. At that point, Abbott felt a spiritual need to change his work and “doors began to open’ he said. to his current business. Abbott attributes his success in business and personal life to his relationship with Jesus Christ and said he hopes to do something use ful for his fellow man through his work. Abbott’s shop. Jack Abbott Handcrafted Furniture, is located at 3605 A South College Ave. ompetition under way for 516 Fulbright Grants By CATHY CAPPS Battalion Reporter ^Competition is under way for Fulbright Grants in graduate and performing arts study abroad for (hi 1982-83 academic year. ■Approximately 516 grants to 50 countries will be awarded for gra duate study or research in acade- mn fields and professional train- ingin the creative and performing arts to students across the coun try, Mona Rizk-Finne, Study Abroad Coordinator at Texas A&M University said. T Ronald Kresta, a 1981 Texas I A&M graduate in modern lan- IWages.Kwon the Fulbright Grant for 1981-82 and is now studying in [fGennany, Rizk-Finne said. Five types of Fulbright Grants are offered with varying benefits. The Fulbright Full Grant includes round-trip transportation, lan- ; feuage courses, tuition, books, in- I prance and expenses for one per son for one academic year. Other j grants offered are in conjunction with foreign governments and | universities, or provide partial fixed-sum payment or travel ex penses. ]*rhe grants were established [ under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, The program is supported if foreign governments, universi- | tie- and private donors, the coor ator said. ompetition for the annual fards is conducted by the Insti tute of International Education. ■To be eligible for the Fulbright [Grant, applicants must be U.S. ptizens and must generally hold a Ibachelor’s degree or its equivalent pefore the beginning date of the grant, Those inelligible include [Candidates holding a Ph.D at the | time of application, except for cer tain awards, and students who e been doing graduate work in Jcountry for six months or more (firing 1981-82. |Creative and performing arts udents do not need an undergra- liate degree, but must have four Tars of professional study or buivalent experience. 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