Dirt got his start in carpentry around 8-years-old when his mom, Heidi, wanted to turn two basement rooms into one via the connecting wall that they assumed (prayed) was non-load-bearing. This adventurous start brought him to Meeting House Furniture Restoration in Woodstock, Vermont, down to New York City, up to the Hudson Valley—where he spent 3 years working for Michael Robbins—and eventually back to New England, where he was granted a fellowship at the Center For Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockland, Maine. Dirt left CFC with a line of home decor and launched Dirt Wood Brass.