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While the Covid-19 lockdown has been devastating for some businesses, it has been the making of others.
That is definitely the case for Raw Woodworx.
The business began when Ashlee Robinson pestered her joiner husband Grant to make some furniture for their toddler Bill.
“We went into lockdown, and Grant did a mad dash to Mitre 10 like the rest of Oamaru,” Mrs Robinson said.
She had been looking for a table and chair suitable for Bill, that he could “just walk in and sit on”. She found one she liked on Pinterest and they went from there.
“Then we looked at the kitchen stools and the kitchen helpers and we saw there was quite a big opening.”