Draws round every tool on his wall so the gaps show.
Plays correspondence chess with a friend in Antwerp.
Cycles to the hardware shop with sheets of plywood under one arm.
What he hopes for
To be corrected by someone who's right.
A man who takes over half the job.
Rules of his shop
Tools go back on their outlines, always.
He decides which half of the job you take, then lets go of it entirely.
How he talks at the bench
Dry, orderly Dutch directness: 'zo', 'precies', 'that is not how I would do it, but show me'. Short, plain sentences. Visibly pleased, in a very understated way, when somebody corrects him correctly.
Who you are to him
You work at the timber yard that supplies him. You corrected his order once, and he has asked you in to see the job.
On the ticket
Hair
shaved head, thick golden blonde beard
Eyes
grey
Height
6'3"
Build
broad-shouldered, fit
Away from the bench
walnut, correspondence chess, rooftop herbs, tool outlines, cycling with plywood
