
An Artisan Woodworks and Maker Shop in Townsend Tennessee
An Artisan Woodworks and Maker Shop in Townsend Tennessee
Nestled in the foothills, on the quiet side of the Smoky Mountains, there’s a little green barn on a small family farm. In it, beautiful things are being made – sustainably, with human hands and often from local wood.
We use a lot of different lights around the shop but our little ring light at the lathe just wasn’t cutting it. So I got a couple of LED light panels from GT Lite to try out. They’re meant to be mounted for residential installs in a finished ceiling, but we’ll adapt them for the shop. We built a frame to mount the panel and made sure we could access the control switches on the side. One adjusts from warm amber to cool blue lighting, while the other changes the brightness. The translucent panel does a great job diffusing the light over the work space to make things bright but easier on the eyes.Later, I’ll show how we used the second light panel to step up our sanding game.
You can get these panel lights from @gtliteled use & our 10% discount code: THEMOUNTAINMAKERS10
Or this link:https://gt-liteled.com/THEMOUNTAINMAKERS10
#gtlite #LEDlights #shoplights @gtliteled #gtliteled #panellights
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts a
We use a lot of different lights around the shop but our little ring light at the lathe just wasn’t cutting it. So I got a couple of LED light panels from GT Lite to try out. They’re meant to be mounted for residential installs in a finished ceiling, but we’ll adapt them for the shop. We built a frame to mount the panel and made sure we could access the control switches on the side. One adjusts from warm amber to cool blue lighting, while the other changes the brightness. The translucent panel does a great job diffusing the light over the work space to make things bright but easier on the eyes.Later, I’ll show how we used the second light panel to step up our sanding game.
You can get these panel lights from @gtliteled use & our 10% discount code: THEMOUNTAINMAKERS10
Or this link:https://gt-liteled.com/THEMOUNTAINMAKERS10
#gtlite #LEDlights #shoplights @gtliteled #gtliteled #panellights
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts a ...
Smartphone pictures hardly capture the inspiring sights, sounds and smells around a freshly mowed hayfield, on a wonderful summer morning, but I tried anyway.
#hayfield #sunrise #hayfieldsunrise
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts
Smartphone pictures hardly capture the inspiring sights, sounds and smells around a freshly mowed hayfield, on a wonderful summer morning, but I tried anyway.
#hayfield #sunrise #hayfieldsunrise
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts ...
Start your electric engines! We made trophies for a unique July 4th event.
@blackberry.mountain
#woodentrophy #golftrophy #golfcarttrophy #golfcart #3Dcarve #cnc
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts
Start your electric engines! We made trophies for a unique July 4th event.
@blackberry.mountain
#woodentrophy #golftrophy #golfcarttrophy #golfcart #3Dcarve #cnc
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts ...
Round table from reclaimed barn wood — base assembly
#barnwood #oak #reclaimedbarnwood #reclaimedoak #sidetable #roundsidetable #pedestalbase #pedestaltable
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts
Round table from reclaimed barn wood — base assembly
#barnwood #oak #reclaimedbarnwood #reclaimedoak #sidetable #roundsidetable #pedestalbase #pedestaltable
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts ...
Available at the Dogwood Mall
8455 State Highway 73, Townsend, TN 37882
(865) 448-2281
#rivertrays #botanicaltray #servingboards #cuttingboards
Or our online selection at https://shop.mountainmakers.com
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts
Available at the Dogwood Mall
8455 State Highway 73, Townsend, TN 37882
(865) 448-2281
#rivertrays #botanicaltray #servingboards #cuttingboards
Or our online selection at https://shop.mountainmakers.com
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts ...
Using good ole Mod Podge to preserve the color and shape of dogwood flowers before they take part in Dawn’s botanical boards
@modpodgecrafts
#modpodge #botanicalboards #botanicaltray #resintray #epoxyservingboard #servingboard
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts
Using good ole Mod Podge to preserve the color and shape of dogwood flowers before they take part in Dawn’s botanical boards
@modpodgecrafts
#modpodge #botanicalboards #botanicaltray #resintray #epoxyservingboard #servingboard
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts ...
Building a pedestal base
#barnwood #oak #reclaimedbarnwood #reclaimedoak #sidetable #roundsidetable #pedestalbase #pedestaltable
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts
Building a pedestal base
#barnwood #oak #reclaimedbarnwood #reclaimedoak #sidetable #roundsidetable #pedestalbase #pedestaltable
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts ...
Turning a rough old barn post into a pedestal base
#barnwood #oak #reclaimedbarnwood #reclaimedoak #sidetable #roundsidetable #pedestalbase #pedestaltable
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts
Turning a rough old barn post into a pedestal base
#barnwood #oak #reclaimedbarnwood #reclaimedoak #sidetable #roundsidetable #pedestalbase #pedestaltable
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts ...
People seem to have a lot of old barn wood around our parts. We’re reclaiming old oak posts from a 200+ year old local farm, to make a side table, starting with the tabletop
#barnwood #barnwoodoak #reclaimedbarnwood #reclaimedoak #sidetable #roundsidetable
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts
People seem to have a lot of old barn wood around our parts. We’re reclaiming old oak posts from a 200+ year old local farm, to make a side table, starting with the tabletop
#barnwood #barnwoodoak #reclaimedbarnwood #reclaimedoak #sidetable #roundsidetable
#hybridartisan
#artisanwoodworks
#townsendtn
#maker
#makerlab
#littlegreenbarn
#greatsmokymountains
#peacefulsideofthesmokies
#customwoodwork
#shoplocal
#letsmakesomething
#makersgottamake
#makersgonnamake
#smallbatchmanufacturing
#smallscalemanufacturing
#woodenproducts ...
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Rod Molina, Founder of Mountain Makers
TN | USA
Greetings!
I’m a first-generation Filipino-American who spent my formative years in South Florida. I did some cubicle time at a well known tech company and later co-founded a successful digital media agency. Now, I find myself nestled in the serenity of the Smoky Mountains in Townsend, Tennessee.
Here, life is a continual exploration—a journey of woodcraft, creativity, and discovery. My wife, Dawn, and I make things in our little green barn, originally raised for our small herd of goats. But over time, it has transformed into a well-equipped maker lab and workshop—what I like to call our “makery.” Together, we craft things, usually from wood, or whatever we can get our hands on. We enjoy personal projects and collaborative opportunities where we design & create unique pieces for appreciative partners.
As a creative thinker, I’m perpetually tinkering—a DIY nerd with an insatiable curiosity. I’m a self-proclaimed techsplorer. My background as a software engineer and technology director fuels my passion for blending time-honored techniques with the latest innovations, to discover new methods to make things that are beautiful, functional and enduring.
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