WORKSHOP WIZARD on the Stage

By William J. Duchaine
RUSSELL E. OAKES of Waukesha,
Wis., has been "making things" ever since he was big enough to wield a jackknife. Away back when makers of electric drills offered lathe attachments, Oakes had the yen for power tools. So he started equipping his shop, suffering occasional pangs of guilt over such an "extravagance," and never dreaming he was laying the foundation for one of the most unusual careers in the U. S.