It all started with two virtual strangers, a broken jigsaw blade and a whim. Lauree "Lo" Austin had met Ben Thompson through some mutual friends at church and needed someone to help her build a set of Co****les. Ben, being from the midwest, knew about the game of Co****le and was a willing volunteer to the project. Lo gathered all the necessary tools from her Dad's garage, Ben did the YouTube Tuto
rial research and they set out to Home Depot with a supply list and tons of excitement for the upcoming build.
15 mins after starting the project the only blade on the jigsaw snapped in half and they realized they didn't have enough decking to finish the Co****le set. Lo's little project was taking more time than they had anticipated and was now costing her more than what she had budgeted. And now she was faced with the dilemma of should she step up and buy the expensive 6" Round Hole saw for the Co****le or just buy replacement blades on a jigsaw that they were going to have to perfect the skill of cutting a perfect circle? Catalytic Moment. Lo grabbed the expensive Round Hole Saw from the shelf with frustration and mumbled under her breath to Ben, "I'm either going to resell this on Craigslist and get my money back or...we are going into the Co****le business!"
And thus started the strange story of BENLO Boards comprised of two virtual strangers, a stinkin expensive hole saw and enough whimsy to just might think it will work!