Clayton Mitchell

 

My name is Clayton Mitchell I live in Salt Lake City, Utah with my wife, 2 kids and 3 dogs. MitchellTimberWorks started as a small hobby but has quickly grown into my passion and now a business that I am extremely proud of! I love to see something created from scratch and woodworking is just that! I take great pride in making custom pieces that you can share with your family and friends that will last a lifetime!

• I officially started MitchellTimberWorks in 2017 when we bought our first home which had a garage that allowed me to grow my wood shop into something more than a shed that I previously worked out of.

It all started in 2012 when I was out of a job for 6+ months when I moved out of Utah to pursue schooling in Florida. During that time frame I would apply for all the jobs I could in the morning but then have the remainder of the day left without much to do. So I picked up a cheap bench top lathe from harbor freight and decided to spend my extra time learning more about woodturning since I was intrigued by woodworking and woodturning ever since high school but never got the chance to actually take those classes. During that 6 month span I would watch and consume as much youtube as possible and learn what I could about the hobby. I moved back to Utah later that year and continued to learn and test my woodturning skills until around 2014 when my family home was sold and I no longer had a place to woodturn, so my woodworking hobby was put on hold until late 2017.

Once I was able to start up my new wood shop again in 2017 I really focused on improving my woodturning skills but also wanted to learn how to make furniture and other home decor related items. So I started buying more tools which would allow me to expand on my skills further and start making furniture and other related items!