Carl Garing, above, of Center Township shows off one of the miniature barns he made recently for his granddaughters, Shannon Snyder, 20, and Brittney Garing, 6, both of Center Township. Garing has made a variety of wooden objects, some on display in the Prospect Museum, since retiring from Armco about 12 years ago.

His barn-building pastime began in 1964, however, when he built his own life-size barn which, ironically, is occupied by miniature horses. The minitature barn at the right is hexagon-shaped.<br></br><br></br><br></br><br></br>