Our Team
MEET THETEAM
FUNCTIONAL ART.
THAT’S WHAT I MAKE.
I’ve always enjoyed working with my hands. It comes from a long line of men in my family that did the same. So, I started Grain & Gauge as a way to make some extra money during the summer while I was teaching and coaching football and baseball. The schedule and freedom it allowed was more conducive to the family life my wife and I envisioned so I made it my full time gig. In fact, sitting at a Pluckers in Allen, TX with my wife and deciding to dive in probably, in part, saved our marriage. So here we are, designing and creating functional art while trying to strengthen and grow a marriage and raise two boys to be men this world needs.
Our oldest. He’s already started building things on his own and even has his own work space and tools in the workshop. He’d rather “do woodworking” than play sometimes. He’s an old soul with the most gentle heart I’ve ever been around, kid or adult. His role is quality control and unpaid apprentice.
Caseton
The brains and the beauty behind the operation. She helps with everything except the actual building. She thinks I’m the creative one but her eye directs a lot of what my builds look like. She’s part designer, part accountant, part business consultant all while kicking ass at her full time job. Oh, and she’s a great wife and a fantastic mother.
Lanie
Our youngest. Had we have known, we would have made his middle name “Crash.” He makes the bull in the china shop seem tame at times. But he can also turn people into a puddle in the palm of his hand. He is employed as a quality control technician as well but manages to moonlight as a stuffed animal tamer.
Everett
She’s the mama dog with no kids of her own, so she loves us like we are hers. She will lick your face off given the opportunity. Her affinity for food means she has the tendency to put on some poundage if not monitored closely. She hates being in trouble and the chirp of the smoke alarm.
Kinley
He was born to run. Being part cow dog, he will herd just about anything else that runs. In fact, being kicked while trying to herd a horse is what led to a dislocated front leg at one point. He’s the healthiest among us due to his love of exercise. Pees a lot.
