Ray Runion is a third generation of wood craftsmen in the Runion family. He started working on his father's sawmill at a very young age. He developed an interest for woodworking around the age of thirty.

All the heirloom items are made with solid wood, from a forest that is harvested and re-seeded with native trees. The forest is located within ten miles of Ray's sawmill and his wood working shop.

Each wooden item comes with a detailed description about the type of tree and the forest location where the tree once grew in Virginia. Ray hasn't changed his attitude much since teaming up with his daughter Mellenie, items are made when he feels like working at his home in the Shenandoah Valley.