Për Courtney smokes his fish over cherry, white oak and maple wood
Courtney knows a thing or two about seafood. Born in Brookline, Mass., he cut his teeth in the business working for his father on commercial fishing expeditions — experiences that would lay the groundwork for Për's Smoked of Vermont.
But first, Courtney made a few stops in the silversmithing and woodworking trades, making jewelry, crafting furniture and ultimately building guitars for several well-respected musicians, including Derek Trucks of Tedeschi Trucks Band. The demanding physical work caused a repetitive stress injury that finally, about 12 years ago, brought this Renaissance man to his latest creative pursuit, which he likes to call his fifth act.
