Now, if I could become the guy that other shops use for CNC templates, cabinet panels, slab flattening, such larger pieces, then I could set my dad up to run it. That would be a good idea.
There you go!
The other aspect of this is - it gives you another path to go down should something go South.
As a one person operation, geared towards doing one specialized type of income generation, you're pretty much screwed if you get busted up in an accident and can't wrestle sheet goods around for a few months.
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon