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On this episode of Our American Stories, in 2011, Chad and Jess Schumacher were working for a growing tech company outside Chicago. They had a new home, a baby on the way, and steady careers that seemed secure. Then the company failed. Within months, their savings were gone, and the life they had planned slipped out of reach. Chad’s father had recently retired and started woodworking with a friend from Vietnam. When his father invited him down to the garage, Chad went. They spent the afternoon turning wood into pens—talking little, working quietly. It was the first calm he had felt in months. That moment stayed with him. Chad kept making pens, and each one sold helped them hold on a little longer. Allegory Handcrafted Goods was born there—a small shop that kept growing even as the family faced illness and loss.

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<p>On this episode of Our American Stories, in 2011, Chad and Jess Schumacher were working for a growing tech company outside Chicago. They had a new home, a baby on the way, and steady careers that seemed secure. Then the company failed. Within months, their savings were gone, and the life they had planned slipped out of reach. Chad&rsquo;s father had recently retired and started woodworking with a friend from Vietnam. When his father invited him down to the garage, Chad went. They spent the afternoon turning wood into pens&mdash;talking little, working quietly. It was the first calm he had felt in months. That moment stayed with him. Chad kept making pens, and each one sold helped them hold on a little longer. Allegory Handcrafted Goods was born there&mdash;a small shop that kept growing even as the family faced illness and loss.</p>
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The Family That Rebuilt Their Life One Pen at a Time

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