SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — In a small garage across from the High School in Brookings, the smell of walnut and maple fills the air. And the man shaping it all—never actually sees a thing. Izzy Callazo lost his eyesight to diabetes. At his wife’s urging, the former chef took a woodworking class in Sioux Falls.
“I just needed to do something, because I didn’t want to sit down and do nothing,” said Izzy.
And he found purpose building handcrafted cutting boards in his garage. His company is playfully named “Blind Guy Boards.”
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“Every piece of that cutting board has been touched by me, so I know every imperfection that cutting board has, and I have to fix all those imperfections, so to me it is as perfect as I can get it,” said Izzy…