Woodworking or DIY'ing is usually a solitary hobby.  An individual out in their shop or garage working their hands to the state of rough, hardened calluses.  Working to produce a unique product or a rewarding personal project.  It's all for the love of making and enjoying the process and the final creations.  We are trying to change this narrative.

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Statedwoods Co. shop is a "Co-Op" shop I have built for myself and my maker friends to come together and enjoy the love for woodworking, making, and creating with our hands. 

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I am Nick Leonard, and I have always had a love for making things and working with my hands.  As a young boy, I was always taking apart machines and motors at our families Textile Mill.  The mill is where I learned electricity, physics, and how to problem solve by using what I had to create a solution.

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The thing about being a maker is having the confidence to do something.  If you want to do something, do it.  Don't hold back.  I have been told many times I wouldn't be able to do something or that I didn't have the skills needed.  "Tell me I can't do something and you will see me go do it".

The love for design and woodworking really escalated when I was able to design and help build my dream home, which everyone said I couldn't do.  The whole process was invigorating yet challenging, but was an eye opening experience with huge amounts for knowledge gained.  Once I was settled at home, I quickly grew out of the small one car sized shop I thought would be enough.  And this is where the Statedwoods Co. shop got its start.