Jesse Stearn started his own custom woodworking shop while in his twenties. He worked a three year stint as a high school English teacher before spending a year at the Totnes School of Guitar Making in Devon learning with master luthier Phil Messer. He then opened his own workshop and continued to learn through books and further training with Charles Fox at The American School of Luthiery.  He currently operates Stearn Guitars & Such in Monte Rio, California where he specialises in makig custom acoustic guitars.

Source: Stearn Guitars website (3 November 2020)