Sawmill Business Podcast

On this episode of the Woodpreneur Podcast, we’re talking to former Marine, Aaron Weideman of Weideman Woodworks. At Weideman, they focus on creating and selling live edge countertops, tables, and also the niche style of Shou Sugi Ban furniture.  Aaron began seeing traction in his business once he started posting his work to Instagram. The unique and non-mainstream style of Shou Sugi Ban Furniture combined with Aaron’s natural artistic skill with a camera began pulling followers in and soon he hit 10.k.  A marine with a business finance degree, Aaron wasn’t a woodworker by trade. Because of this, he continuously strives to learn the ins and outs of his passion and is constantly pulling scraps of wood to practice on if he’s asked by a client to create something that he hasn’t done before. This isn’t to say that the work he has already created isn’t incredible and incredibly made. Looking through his feed and hearing the excitement in his voice as he talks about his journey so far, is enough to make one c