08/30/2026
Every Table Has a Story. This One Is Ours. — Part 4
Around that same time, God brought another blessing into my life.
My childhood friend from Puerto Rico, Miguel Polo, reached out after seeing my work online. I had no idea he owned a woodworking shop.
“Jay, I see what you’re doing. Anything you need, I’m here for you.”
Instead of simply answering my questions, he invited me to Puerto Rico. I spent a week in his shop learning from him, and his generosity, knowledge and encouragement gave me confidence as I transitioned into woodworking full-time.
Looking back, I can see God’s fingerprints all over this journey.
The right people. The right opportunities. The right timing.
From our garage, to our first shop, to the shop we have today.
It hasn’t always been easy. We’ve made mistakes, started over and learned things the hard way.
But God has been faithful.
And so have so many of you.
To every customer who trusted us before we had the experience, tools or portfolio we have today… thank you.
You are part of the Nye Woodworks story.
Because this has never been just about furniture.
We pray over every piece that leaves our shop.
We ask God to bless the home receiving it. When it’s a table, we pray for the conversations, meals, birthdays, holidays and ordinary dinners that will happen around it.
We pray that what we build with our hands will be a blessing to the family who receives it.
Sometimes I think back to that first farmhouse table—the one I built simply because I wanted to make my wife happy.
That table taught us to dream.
One table.
One garage.
One simple decision.
God used something ordinary to begin something extraordinary.
Ten years later, we’re still building, still learning, still dreaming—and still incredibly grateful.
“Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.” — Psalm 127:1
This is our story.
And by God’s grace, we can’t wait to see what He builds in the next chapter.
— Jay & Arlene
Nye Woodworks
