Where are They Now? Men's Soccer's Ethan Summers - LipscombSports.com
When former Lipscomb soccer player Ethan Summers tells you he is working 100 hours a week he is not exaggerating. This week his company, Oil and Lumber, had its official opening though he has been working on the concept since his college days. He customizes motorcycles, especially vintage examples, on the oil side. The lumber side represents his work as a custom furniture maker. Summers managed to spend some time this week with Lipscombsports. “When I was in college I was always working on motorcycles. I guess I worked on around 10 of them in the back yard. I have worked more with customization. I want to create my own designs for bikes and have people bring in motorcycles to be modified. “I would like the motorcycles to be 70 percent of the business and the furniture to be 30 percent. Times get slow for bikes in the winter months, but people always want furniture whether it is something small like a cutting board or something more elaborate like a dining room table. “When a bike gets frustrating to work on I can go over and work on furniture or if I am having trouble with the furniture I can go and work on a bike. With creative work sometimes you just have to stop and think about it. “I work mostly on vintage bikes which are pre-1977. Source: www.lipscombsports.com
