Peter Kaye speaks with Katie and Adam Quinn, cofounders of The Cornerstone Creative, a nonprofit youth mentorship program utilizing woodworking and craftsmanship.

“All my best and deepest conversations are when my hands are dirty,” Adam Quinn said on a recent day in his shop, which is filled with many ways to keep them that way.

With hammers in their hands and hearts for youth, a local couple are looking to make a difference — one nail at a time. Gloucester residents Adam and Katie Quinn have opened their doors and plugged in the power tools to launch The Cornerstone Creative — an after-school youth mentorship woodworking program.