Hello, you have reached the home of Tracy R. Nauman Company. This is where I, Tracy Nauman display the fine crafted furniture, cabinets, and frames I make at my shop in Mound City Missouri. I have called Mound City home for most of the time since I was born in 1972. I am happily married to a short little feisty gal, and have three wonderful daughters. I am the third generation of carpenters out of my family. My journey in the craft began at an early age when I would go to work with my dad at the Nauman Construction and Cabinet Shop in Mound City. I spent many hours sweeping, picking up scraps, going after this, going after that, and working along side the craftsman. I would watch and learn, take the teasing and ribbing until the time I started to be able to do the work on my own. All the while through school I would go to work with my dad honing my skills and learning what it takes and means to be a carpenter.After graduation I tried my hand at college and found that I

am better suited to work with my hands. So I went back to work in the family business. It is then when I learned that I was really proud of my trade, and started working at becoming not just a good carpenter but a good craftsman also. When I was a young boy my father taught me that a carpenter has to be able to know how to do all areas of the building trade. For the next several years I studied and learned, and worked until I became very good at what I do. It was then I was able to decide which areas of the trade I wanted pursue. That led me to join the United Brotherhood of Joiners and Carpenters of America. After joining the UBC I went to work In Kansas City for one of the biggest general contractors in the country as a finish carpenter. For the next couple of years I worked on several high profile jobs, trimming, hanging doors, setting cabinets, and building staircases, until I received my Journeyman's certificate. While working as a Journeyman I got tired of getting up at 4 a.m. and

driving a hundred miles to work. I then decided to go after what I love. That is making beautiful furniture and cabinetry. So in 2006 I started my own custom carpentry shop in the family shop in Mound City Missouri where I have built many quality, fine crafted, pieces of furniture and cabinets. That brings us to the present time, and the start of the Tracy R. Nauman Company website. I hired the Kyle David Group to build my site and show off my craftsmanship. What a great company to work with. My company motto is practicing the art of craftsmanship. Craftsmanship truly is an art, that know matter what your experience, everyday in the shop you learn and become a better craftsman. My goal is to have something I have crafted in every state in America. I am proud of my work and my trade. I prouder still that what I have crafted will be around much longer than myself. So this is where I say thank you for stopping by. I hope that I will be able to make you a piece that you will be as proud of as I am. Tray Ray Nauman, Go Chiefs!