Two Brothers Continue Family’s Woodworking Legacy

Curt and CJ Shaver, founders of Columbus Barrel Co., are fourth-generation woodworkers. The brothers were raised in a family whose motto was, “Don’t buy it – build it,” and they learned the trade from an early age. The story behind their own business started long before they were even born.
Ninety years ago, Buckeye Savings and Loan opened inside the Buckeye Building located at 36 E. Gay Street. Henry Jackson Upperman, great-grandfather to Curt and CJ Shaver, was enlisted