That guy’s name is Clint Harp, and he is extremely good at what he does.
he’s certainly not a household name all over the world.
He is, however, seriously awesome and we want to know more about him!
So here are some things you might not know aboutFixer Upper’s Clint Harp.
It wasn’t his calling, but the six-figure salary made it hard to step away.
In 2011, he quit his full time job to concentrate on building furniture, according toStatesman.
That first year in Waco, Clint volunteered full-time for Habitat for Humanity.
It was noble work, but not one that paid the bills.
“I’m thinking, ‘I’ve brought my family out here.
We have no money.
I have no job.
I have nowhere to even build furniture, what was I thinking?”
he told theBaylor Business Review.
“As we’re sitting there pumping gas, a black truck with Magnolia on the side pulls up.
I get out and ask if he knows a guy named Chip, and it’s him…
Literally six months after that meeting we filmed a pilot for HGTV,” he toldMRT.
There’s nothing like everything coming together all at once, right?
Finally in a shop space of his own, Clint started in earnest trying to turn table legs.
“My wife liked the leg, and my kids took it and covered it in encouraging stickers.
I took it back to the shop and leaned it in the corner.
Use that for the Magnolia Farms tables.'”
After that, the relationship was sealed.
It all goes to show, you’re never the best judge of your own work.
“We wanted to include other craftsmen and craftswomen who do their own thing.
We’re getting to do that now.”
So they moved, and now you’re free to rent The Harp Housevia Airbnb.
But that’s not the only way Clint gives back.
He often doesspeaking engagementswhere he talks his remarkable experiences.
“I’m going to share all of the details you don’t get onFixer Upper.
I find that in telling that, people feel hope.”
The first episode featured Clint building furniture for the good people of Waco, Texas.
Clint was excited about it, of course, andtoldThe Waco Tribune,“I’m nervous.
I really hope this doesn’t suck.”
It didn’t suck, but it was not picked up.
They wanted more of that and more of Kelly and what she does."
Clint and Citizen’s love seems to be mutual.
Let’s all be recharged with the new life and new light of Spring just like #mycitizen.
#gogetit #poweredbylight #lovebuildrun."
He helped an up-and-coming woodworker get Instagram famous
Ever heard the name James Torrey?
If you follow Clint on Instagram, you might know about his#checkitoutclint contest.
And, he answers questions, too!
So,who is James Torrey?
He’s a 33-year old woodworker who owns Rivertown Woodcraft, a custom furniture company.
He submitted a coffee table he built to the contest and came in first.
Odds are, Clint has gotten him closer to that goal.
