About Us

I am a retired National Park Service protection ranger and have been woodworking since I was young. I spent a lot of time watching and working with my grandpa, who was a furniture maker. Upon retirement in 1997, my wife and I worked for Chris Foss, owner of Songbird Dulcimers, building hammered dulcimers. I have spent considerable hours in my shop making furniture, but my passion is building mandolins.

Scott Bressler (left) and his brother, Bruce, are part of The Bressler Brothers and The Bressler Cousins, local bluegrass/gospel groups from Eminence, Missouri. Scott inspired me to build my first mandolin and is playing an F-Style I built for him.

SHAWNEE CREEK MANDOLINS

ARE ENDORSED BY:

SOUTHERN RAISED

Bluegrass from Hurley, MO

2nd Place Winners

Silver Dollar City, Branson MO

2009 National Single Mic

www.southernraisedbluegrass.com

Thanks to David Fowler of Eminence, Missouri, for the above sound clips.

Ashokan Farewell.mp3

Sweet Georgia Brown.mp3

Thanks to Shawn Pittman, Branson, Missouri, stage artist. Recorded at Ozark Recording Studio, Harrison, Arkansas.

Comments from other instrument builders, as well as professional mandolin players, have been that my newly-built mandolins have a mature and balanced bluegrass sound.

Jeff Parker, mandolin player for

DAILEY & VINCENT, described my mandolins as good playability,

good sound, notes true,

hard to beat for a

handmade mandolin under $1000.

(used by permission)

John E. Martin says these are good mandolins that have an "old" sound and they show the individuality and characteristics of true

handmade instruments.

(used by permission)

John is the owner of JME Guitar Shop in Huntsville, Arkansas, and is factory authorized for Martin & Gibson repair. His handmade guitars are played by DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER, WAYNE LEWIS & TIM CASE.

John is mandolin player for NEW HIGHWAY bluegrass/gospel group from NW Arkansas.

SPECIALIZING IN F-MODEL

AND TWO-POINT

Shawnee Creek Woodworks

Handmade music from the Ozarks