Meet our Master Craftsman

Red Rattler is a custom woodshop. As the story goes, Wayne and Mike have been friends since 2008. Mike and his wife, Lisa, are Real Estate investors and had purchased a rental property a few doors down from Wayne. Work was needed on the place, the Realtor recommended Wayne and the rest is history. Wayne became the sole contractor for all of Mike and Lisa’s properties. Over the years our friendship has only grown and the three of us are now like family.

Mike retired from the federal government in June of 2017.  Lisa retired from her contracting gig at the same time.  Both worked in Information Technology for 30 years.  Mike is also former Army, having served 4 years prior to working for the federal government.  Mike is also a cancer survivor and became a right above knee amputee 15 years ago….and now uses a C-Leg (Computerized Leg). 

 In 2020, as everyone pondered life after the pandemic, Mike and Wayne were enjoying a routine adult beverage on Wayne’s front porch, while also solving all of life’s problems.  Wayne spoke of his dream of a woodshop while Mike pondered cutting back on his recent contracting work.  The woodshop idea was born. We formed Red Rattler LLC in November 2020.

 The woodshop is named after Wayne’s girlfriend Missy.  It may be best to hear it from her, but according to Wayne it has to do with her red hair and a bit of temperament which reminds him of a rattlesnake. She will likely tell you otherwise.

Due to the pandemic things took longer to come together than expected, but we are excited to report we finished a few items earlier this year.  The woodshop is soon to be completed after a full renovation.  We hope to hear from you and we look forward to adding your project to Wayne’s list of work.