Hi you all!

Who we are…

Somewhere, in a sleepy little town in Central Texas…

Hi!  I’m The Wood Shepherd!  My name is Mack McKinney, and I live with my bride Liz on a modest ranch we share with two Australian Shepherds, a bay gelding Quarter Horse and a gray Thoroughbred, and a vicious and arrogant attack cat in the fertile Hill Country of Texas.  Steeped in the ranching traditions of the Old West, it is still quite common to share the main street of our little town with a John Deere.

I’m one of those strange jacks-of-all-trades, master-of-perhaps-one-or-two-of-them.  My background is best described as eclectic: I’ve done drywall work, repaired all kinds of musical instruments (and excelled at violin, viola, and guitar repair,) been a draftsman/designer, implemented an entire CADD department in a civil engineering/surveying firm, worked as a marina laborer, a librarian, a bookkeeper, and am now trying to figure out what it is to be a rancher.  After serving as a pastor for a decade, and a youth pastor for two decades, I have now embarked on turning one of my hobbies and passions into my vocation… I love working with wood, and I love to talk to others about woodworking!

For relaxation, I continue to serve my community as an officer in our local volunteer fire department, and our county as a First Responder EMT.

Myself and Liz, my bride