Pay Attention!!!!
It all began with an idea. I had a plan, but not really. Since I was a kid I had observed. I didn’t necessarily know that I was observing, but I was. I was watching those who were more experienced, older, more knowledgeable, and gleaning what little bit of information I could. I was learning, and growing in my skills, talents, and life in general. Over the years I have learned roofing, plumbing, framing, and the list goes on. No formal training other than observing, and good old fashioned hard work.
My family and I live in beautiful Glide, Oregon, the gateway to Oregon’s only National Park, Crater Lake. I initially moved to Glide in 1996 working for the US Forest Service, and then eventually the City of Roseburg Fire Department. Along the way I bought a house, got married, had kids, and had to adapt to the ever changing needs of a growing family. I managed to remodel our house, eventually doubling the size of it with an addition, and then most recently adding 2 story shop which is now the home of A and M Craftworks and our Air BNB “The view on Terrace.”
Again, I never had any formal training in any aspect of construction. But I never the less remodeled, expanded and built our current home and business. I had an idea one day that I would like to start woodworking. Again, I had never taken shop class or had any formal training. Just observed and helped my dad in our shop when I was a kid. Side note, I still use the Radial Arm Saw that I used with my dad back in the 70’s and 80’s. Also with the invention of You Tube it became even easier to glean information from a vast array of woodworkers. So my plan took shape, slowly over time. I have started a craft business with my wife Michelle. We are a family run, small business that provides custom woodworking and crafts including vinyl, suplimation, and engraving. We may not have it all figured out but we are observing, gleaning, and learning as we go along. We hope that you come along for the journey with us and get to know us a little bit.
Cheers
Andy and Michelle