RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) – They call him the Dinosaur Man.
Jim LaMance's Encraft woodworking shop in North Georgia is “the place where ancient craftsmanship meets cutting-edge technology.”
And these historical creatures are some of the wooden objects he designs.
Let's look at how Encraft drives our economy.
“So, I'm an engineer, and when I went to school in Auburn, my job to make beer money for college was to work in the store and the theater, and that's where I got into creativity and woodworking,” says LaMance said.
“I love working with artists, creative people and designers and bringing the things they imagine to life.
Like dinosaurs.
“I was fascinated by the idea of 'can I build a dinosaur?'” he said. “I saw one and said, 'I wonder if I can do this.' You saw the pattern, just a few squiggly lines. Then we took it out of the machine and assembled the 3D puzzle. It's a big 3D puzzle and it was just a lot of fun. And I said, that's it. I'm going to make some dinosaurs. I turned to toy stores because it seemed like a logical place. And Learning Express was wonderful and really engaged with us. And I think we made a very cool product.”
“We make glassblowing tools. We can laser. We can engrave. We can create beautiful inlays. We made Christmas trees. We made small parts for construction and made vents and pole rails. And we do almost everything.”
“So this is a product you can buy from Ignis today,” LaMance said. “We are working with Chris to get this done. We made different parts for him. It's his glass. Therefore, collaboration is the way to go – woodworkers, glassblowers, metalworkers and all of these crafts are constantly working together. Now we think they are different, but actually they are not. They never were, even if we see them that way. That's why I love working with the other craftsmen. So if you can imagine it, we can do it for you.”
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