{"id":160,"date":"2020-02-18T13:47:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T19:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpsites.co\/wordsmith\/?page_id=160"},"modified":"2026-07-20T20:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:01:14","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/makersip.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Makers IP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Makers IP (Makers Information Portal) is a knowledge-sharing platform rooted in decades of hands-on experience and a passion for making. We believe in the principle: \u201cIf they can do it, I can do it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our team brings together a wide range of expertise in traditional crafts, engineering, product design, fabrication, refinishing, and custom manufacturing. With backgrounds in performance vehicle building, curriculum development, training lab design, and small business startup, we turn real-world problem-solving into accessible resources for others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Makers IP<\/strong> serves as a practical information portal that organizes and shares over 50 years of accumulated skills, notebooks, and hard-earned knowledge. We aim to help makers, fabricators, engineers, vehicle builders, traditional craftspeople, manufacturers, educators, and assemblers enhance their craft by providing guidance on tools, techniques, equipment, processes, and creative problem-solving \u2014 all without the costly trial-and-error that often comes with imagination and ambition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also connect our maker spirit to the land through Sinners Select Appalachian Provisions<\/strong> \u2014 our small-batch brand offering pure mountain wildflower honey, single-origin Colombian coffee, Kentucky limestone spring water, and thoughtfully curated Appalachian finishing kits. This reflects our commitment to heritage, self-reliance, and authentic mountain living on our family farm in Monterey, Tennessee (Cumberland Plateau).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Philosophy<\/strong> Everything is a blessing. Every skill, craft, friendship, and adventure is on loan from a greater source to guide our direction in life. We honor this by sharing knowledge generously and encouraging others to build, create, and innovate with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you’re exploring beekeeping, electronics integration, homesteading, fabrication, or simply looking for practical wisdom, Makers IP is here to support your journey \u2014 one project, one lesson, and one adventure at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Makers IP (Makers Information Portal) is a knowledge-sharing platform rooted in decades of hands-on experience and a passion for making. We believe in the principle: \u201cIf they can do it, I can do it.\u201d Our team brings together a wide … <\/p>\n

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