High school teacher by day and average woodworker by night. My name is Clint Brown and I launched this website to share my joy of woodworking. I married my wife, Cassie, in 2016 and we have two daughters, Holly and Sarah, that always keeps us laughing and busy. I love being intricately challenged, which is exactly what my hobby allows me to do. Now I balance my time between family, work, and the shop to create when I can.
My interest in woodworking goes back to my late Uncle George who had a small shop that was nothing fancy, but he loved spending time out there. He delicately hand-crafted walking canes from sticks that he would find lying around on his property. I never thought much of it until I graduated college and decided I needed a hobby. A trip to Hobby Lobby and I was back with a cheap set of chisels and a small bag of basswood. Young and arrogant, I skipped the tutorials and beginner projects to jump straight into a ball-in-cage. I spent hours on this thing and it came out looking like a chewed up dog toy. Being a natural competitor, I was defeated by a block of wood; a humbling experience. I learned a lesson from that block of wood. A lesson of attention to detail, patience, and learning. I was hooked.
Wanting to take a mental break from whittling, I bought a DeWalt jigsaw and a Milwaukee drill. (My wife had no idea of the tool purchases to come.) I predominately worked with pallet wood because it was free or cheap to get my hands on, but I didn’t care. It didn’t take many projects with what little tools I had to keep me motivated. As a native Texan, my next project needed some Lone Star flare and would be my first project that would define woodworking as my official, albeit young, hobby.
Several years and 
many tools later, I have taken over our garage as my shop where I continue to be challenged, fail, and learn when matched up against a block of wood. But in the midst of failing, occasionally there’s a build or two I’m proud of. I was always too timid to start a woodworking blog because I knew I wasn’t the most skilled or owned the professional tools, but eventually realized that’s not what the craft is about. It’s about thinking, learning, and growing.
Anyone interested in woodworking/DIY is welcome to follow me along in my journey. It’s a community that does a great job encouraging each other to learn from mistakes and contribute to the hobby. Every woodworker I’ve encountered has taken the time to teach me a thing or two with patience and kindness and that’s the type of influencer I’m striving to be.
Email me at [email protected]. Thanks for visiting.
Clint