Moyer, amazing builder from Austin, Texas

Is not easy to survive as a frame builder, Whitney Moyer decided to work for South Texas Project and quit frame building in 2008.

Few words from Moyer just before he quit frame building:

I have accepted a position as an operator trainee at the South Texas Project and have moved to the sleepy little town of Palacios, TX.

What this means for the business – effectively, I’m shutting up shop. I’ll continue to build frames, but only for myself and close friends for the forseeable future. This will allow me to explore a couple of ideas about where I want to take my craft and give me time to work out a more sustainable business model.

If they work out, I’ll be back to making frames for others in about 5-10 years in a limited, spare-time, capacity.

If not – well, I have a kickass job in a booming industry – and I’m extremely proud of the quality of work that I was able to put out there in my very short time as a builder.

I’ll be writing up a ‘lessons learned’ within the next month or so in order to highlight some of the pitfalls that I encountered as a new builder, and to show you some of the details as to why I came to this decision.

Thank you very much for all of your support and comments over the past year or two. I really appreciate every one of them!