In his early years he worked as a silversmith.

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen

And before that, I was a silversmith, and before that, I was I was out of the house at about 15 and a half, and I never wound up going into college.