Our Story

Welcome to Falling Man Designs!  I'm Michael Sawyer, owner, designer, and builder.  Since high school, I've been falling, driving, and throwing myself around as a professional stunt person.  Just about everyone in the business has other skills, like singing or playing in a band. As a musician, I'm great at repairing, designing, and building things.  

Faith and Family are the most important things in my life!

Growing up, my father usually built everything by hand for the house while owning an auto body shop and working for the Boston & Maine Railroad.  That is probably why I like a good epoxy table, or mixing mechanical items into pieces. I could usually be found with him at work, or tinkering in the garage repairing something with him and my mom; a tradition that lives on today with my family.  While everything in the store has been made by me, as a homeschooling family, there is always time to impart those abilities to the family. It's great seeing my wife make a cutting board as a gift for someone or my kids showing adults how to use tools during a set construction for a show.

My true carpentry journey started with helping friends, then working on sets for theater, Church, film, and traveling shows.  When one of my full-time stunt shows ended giving me more time, I started making gifts instead of buying them.  That turned into making gifts for those people to give others, and it slowly grew.  That year my daughter and I made all of our Christmas gifts on lathe purchased from a yard sale that had been sitting in my shop for years.  I've been blessed with the friends and family that God has put in my life that opened doors and helped me hone my skills.

Over the years I've had the chance to build more custom pieces,  including for the Disney Cruise Line, as well as having the opportunity to be a part of the very talented Visual Merchandise Team building themed stores at Universal Studios.  A year ago we moved the family from FL to PA when given the opportunity to work on a movie.  That brings us to today where woodworking has become my full time career. 

What can I make for you?