Bill Hull was first exposed to woodworking as a child through his father’s woodworking shop, then later in a school shop program.  After college he started learning various trades such as masonry, carpentry and cabinetry.  In the early 1980’s he started his own business that evolved into finish woodworking, furniture making and veneering.  In the early 1990’s Bill started teaching furniture making at Francis Tuttle Vo-Tech, started a business with two other woodworkers, building furniture for the designer market. In 1995 he left this business to co-found Patternwork Veneering Inc. which specialized in high-end patterned and inlaid veneered panels.  He ran Patternwork for 28 years and recently retired from it.  He has lectured throughout the country for the Woodworking Shows, the IIDA, guilds and woodworking clubs.  He also taught furniture making and woodworking skills classes at Moore-Norman Technology Center for 21 years.  For the last three years, Bill has worked part time running the woodshop at the National Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City.