Our Artisans

David Mize, woodworker and owner of Little Mill Woodworks, had a background in construction but came to enjoy creating smaller objects to be used inside a home rather than building the house itself.

His shop is named for the Little Mill flour and feed mill that used to be an important part of Trigg County life. The mill is gone but many of the hardwoods that now grow around the mill’s stone foundations, such as cherry, walnut, ash and tulip poplar are used by Mize to produce his one-of-a-kind furniture pieces. His shop sits on a cliff overlooking the old mill site.

The simple, functional nature of the furniture one sees at the Shaker Village is one of the main influences for Mize’s designs, along with the famous works of Roycroft and Nakashima.

According to Mize, “I hope you use these pieces and enjoy them as much as I did when creating them, and I know they will be lovingly passed on to the kids and grandkids one day.”