Hi! My name is Renaldo, the owner and founder of Nisa’s Workshop. Although I officially founded Nisa’s workshop in January 2025, its story began long before that. Since I was a kid, I had always been fascinated with the idea of building things with my own hands. But as was the case with a lot of the interests I had developed over my lifetime, I just didn’t have anyone in my life that I could learn from. But in late 2019, I had just bought my first home, found myself house-poor and eager to get my DIY home improvement on, and decided to take the first steps toward learning some woodworking basics. I purchased a set of power hand tools and took a quick hour-long course on the operation of basic shop equipment at a local community workshop. And, of course, watched a bunch of YouTube videos. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit shortly afterward, I found myself stuck at home with lots of time on my hands to sink into my newfound hobby. I completed a number of projects, including garage shelves, patio furniture made from pallet wood, and planters, along with a tool wall and mobile workbenches and tables for my growing number of tools. I even helped a couple of friends build a climbing wall in their backyard, to the annoyance of their nosey neighbors. The process of learning and applying these skills was frustrating and difficult, and there were many times when I stayed up late at night solving problems in my head before going to bed defeated and deflated. But when things clicked and a project came together, it was also hugely rewarding and empowering.