Cheat Mountain Woodworks is an artisan shop in the heart of the Allegheny Mountains of east central West Virginia...and is so named for the legendary Cheat Mountain just a short distance away.  My shop is just minutes from Snowshoe and Silver Creek Ski Resorts, so is very convenient for furniture orders and delivery for those who own properties there.  CMW is home to unique custom crafts, toys, furniture, bars, outdoor items, decor, and more.

I have been involved in woodworking in one way or another since I can remember.  It probably all started from watching my parents remodel their house (in which we currently live) in the 70's.

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As a kid, I grew up in the mountains of WV, in the areas surrounding Cheat Mountain.  I was a 4-H member from age 9-18, where I had multiple years of woodworking projects, along with many other interesting genres of project learning.  When my family moved from Slaty Fork to Valley Head in 1979, I was a teenager, and helped my dad build the garage, workshop, and my mother's greenhouse and flower shop.  After graduating high school, I relocated to Michigan (and North Carolina for a short time) for 34-1/2 years.  Among other jobs, I was a licensed builder/construction company owner (Pennington Construction--decks, basement/kitchen remodeling) for 9 years until the 2008 housing/economic disaster. In 2015, I started a woodworking shop in MI called Beaver Dam Saw Mill Creations, which I ran for 4 years (2015-2019).  Upon moving back to my childhood home in WV, in December 2019, the decision was made to change the name to Cheat Mountain Woodworks.

(A new chapter of life, a new chapter of workshop life.)

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There have been numerous wood projects of one kind or another over the years.   My wife, Debbie, and I completely remodeled 2 houses of our own, including an 1890's 2 story farmhouse that involved extensive rebuilding, 2 additions, and tons of added updates . There were also numerous other projects...massive arbor, custom hot tub cabinet/steps, deck, pole barn remodel, new pole barn, bar/man cave, 4 seasons room, and more.  We are now in the process of finishing a new workshop, garage, gallery/storefront, and massage studio here at our property.  Things have went a little slower than planned for various reasons in the past couple of years, but we are almost finished with the new building now.  It should be completed by spring of 2023.

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Woodworking is the only thing I've ever done that I love to do...and if you can't do what you love, what's the point?