My name is Travis Lippmann, I am the owner/operator of Lippmann & Sons Woodworking. I am a father of 4 amazing daughters and the husband to an amazing woman for almost 24 years.  Now, you'd naturally ask yourself... if it's Lippmann & Sons Woodworking, where are the sons?  

 

My father, older brother and I started this as a fun thing to do where we could bond and enjoy a shared love of craftsmanship.  We started off making wooden American flags.  Eric and I had both recently retired from the US Navy and dad was nearing retirement from Local 150 Operating Engineers. We all found that we each loved it in our own ways.  Eventually, Eric and dad fully retired, and I kept going.  

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After I retired in 2015, I was no longer "Petty Officer Lippmann".  I had no idea how to not be that person.  I had been a Sailor for 20 years.  It was all that I knew. The shift from Sailor to retiree was something I wasn't prepared for.  I had no idea how retirement would affect me.   It was unlike anything I had experience in my life.  I felt lost.  I felt like I had no home.  I felt like I didn't know who I was.  I missed my old life. 

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 I've been employed by four different companies and I've been with my current company for 5 years and I love it there.   I love my job, but it's not my "passion".  It was only after taking up woodworking in 2020 did I figure out what my passion was.  I finally found my "thing". 

My grandfather had always been an amazing woodworker and my father had an incredible woodshop of his own.  I've always admired and appreciated my grandfather's work.  One day I hope to get half as good as he is.

Woodworking is my own kind of therapy.  With the support of my absolutely incredible wife, without whom, I'd never have figured any of this out.  I've finally gotten to a point that I no longer miss being a Sailor.  I no longer feel lost.  I finally know who I am.  I do not miss my old life.   I don't miss the circus, but I damn sure miss the clowns. 

 

I am happy.