Mark's space got an upgrade! It was a LOT of work, and we didn't love moving all the machines up the stairs, but now he has more space, all the shops are in the same building (okay, not the forge), and there is an insulated room for finishing!

One of the things we like doing with our products is taking functional, regular items and making them unique. Giving a little extra to something ordinary. We do that most with our different hook options and we are excited for this newest variant!

Can you believe it?! We are celebrating the one-year anniversary of Grafted Branch Artisans!!!! It's been quite a year and we have learned a LOT! There have also been a lot of changes. Let's do a brief recap.

We got two Great Pyrenees dogs from Tennessee at the beginning of this month, but this was not a sudden thing. Once we found them, we pulled the trigger on getting them quickly, but to get to this point, we have to go back to 2017 and another trip to Tennessee.

June is when Dan and the boys started working on the barn projects. Back in the winter, Mark started this work with the removal of the milking stalls. After Dan retired, there was some organizing that needed to happen before the work on the second floor and woodshop could begin but things are finally gearing up!

This past year we have started doing an intentional family night each week. With the kids being adults and having their own schedules, it's not as easy to do things together as it used to be. Some weeks it seems like we only have one or two dinners as a family! (That's rare though). While we love game or movie nights, we got this Adventure Challenge book for Christmas a few years back and decided to start going through it.

There are so many ideas for creative ways to use horseshoes but our second foray has been making large numbers. The obvious use for them, and why we created them, is for house addresses, but they can be used for any reason you might want a large, solid number.

We are very excited to introduce a new product - our welded steel horseshoe crosses! There are a lot of barns and horse-lovers in the area surrounding where we live so it seemed natural to us to find something we could make that would fit that demographic. Mark is the one who found the idea and Joe is the lead on creating these, since they mostly use his skills.

The commission for the custom game table was a big project, but we've had some smaller custom jobs recently as well. One of our favorite things about custom work is that it allows us to solve problems and needs in the lives of our clients!

We got a commission for this game table that sits on an existing table. The idea is that you can keep game pieces and dice from falling on the floor and, if you're playing a long game like Axis and Allies or something similar, you can take this off your table and then use it for other things.