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Y’all can grab one here while they last!  https://lnkd.in/eNVP5R_H

We’ve got a SLEW of new products AND new employees/craftsmen - as a refresher, we are getting kids that aged out of foster care, homeless vets, ex-cons, gang members, and even Afghan refugees and helping them find purpose and learn how to earn a living working with their hands and being contributing members of society - sales of these products not only keep them employed and off the streets, it also funds things like housing and college educations. We are changing generations - but ONLY if we can keep these handmade products moving - check them out and stock up here - https://lnkd.in/euFZFYJV

New Gangland product - made by Afghan refugees, ex cons, kids that aged out of foster care, gang members and ex cons on a new path, you get the picture - from century old oak flooring reclaimed out of the Melrose trap house - get them here before the wood is gone - https://lnkd.in/eVNj6c3X

New Gangland product - made by veterans in recovery, Afghan refugees, ex cons, kids that aged out of foster care, gang members and former “bad guys” on a new path, you get the picture - from century old oak flooring reclaimed out of the Melrose trap house - get one here before the wood is gone, forever - https://lnkd.in/eVNj6c3X

Going through clothes and found this shirt. This is where it all started. After walking up to Ben, a complete stranger at the time, to ask him about his ‘63 impala, I was later invited to a hot tub with he and his friend. Ben’s friend fully expected me to be one of “those” types of girls, and I’d end up naked and Ben would get lucky - I think Ben knew better, which is why he wanted to be around me. I did go, but I refused to wear a bathing suit, I wouldn’t even wear a bikini top. When I got out of that hot tub, Ben handed me his Pantera shirt and told me I had earned it. The fact he rewarded me for keeping myself morally intact was a breath of fresh air. And I loved Pantera, so that helped. We became inseparable after that. If I had known we would relapse together, lose 2 houses, 4 vehicles, 5 businesses, become homeless, and almost kill each other in the process…I think I would have just walked away that night. But God doesn’t show us all that, He allows us our free will and allows our lives to play out as we see fit. But best believe He’s there, every second, watching, teaching, letting us fall so we know how victorious it feels to climb back up better than we were before. Ben Owen, I love you and even though we almost died together to gain the lessons we live by today, I wouldn’t change a thing♥️

We are legitimately in business, folks. Custom logos, names, messages, you name it - can now be done on all handmade Gangland Products. The first 500 cutting boards are individually numbered, too! Everything is hand made by reformed gang members, kids that aged out of foster care, Afghan refugees, felons, trafficking survivors, addicts in recovery and any number of other folks who have faced challenges finding employment.

In 2017, Ben went "missing." A few days, and one death, later - Ben surfaced in a trap house (a house where narcotics and women are bought and sold) at 1192 Melrose Street in South Memphis' Soulsville community. This block was "ground zero" for our mission to take back Memphis streets and bring hope into some of the darkest and deadliest zip codes in America. We found a way to repurpose pieces of the floor from that hell house... These pizza peels are made with pieces of the century-old hardwood oak flooring from that house - which we shut down and acquired in 2023. By popular demand - here is the Pizza Peel! We had so many requests for this design that we had to simply add it as a separate product here on the site. Like everything else we make at Gangland Woodworks, these are crafted by the hands of once broken souls who made the choice to see value in themselves. Each one sold helps these people find purpose and peace in a life previously fraught with chaos. This piece is similar to the more traditional boards, but with extra care and hand tooling. With rasps and sanding blocks, each handle is shaped by hand by someone who has decided to reshape their own life. That is one of the more therapeutic elements to this work - the simple act of using one’s hands to mold the rough and sharp edged into smoothness and soothing touch reinforces the control these fine individuals have asserted against their demons. Constructed from a mixture of exotic accents and locally sourced hardwood handles, each one will be 12-13” wide and 27-28” in length (freedom units as always!) Once this flooring is gone, these will never be available again - own a piece of history from Memphis’ own Soulsville neighborhood and a house where he should have died. Grab one here - https://lnkd.in/evV_HQgE

Melissa (Mel) was such a joy. This was tragic and left a wake of heartache behind it - yall help us ease the burden on her mama and her babies!

In 2017, Ben went "missing." A few days, and one death, later - Ben surfaced in a trap house (a house where narcotics and women are bought and sold) at 1192 Melrose Street in South Memphis' Soulsville community. This block was "ground zero" for our mission to take back Memphis streets and bring hope into some of the darkest and deadliest zip codes in America. We found a way to repurpose pieces of the floor from that hell house... These pizza peels are made with pieces of the century-old hardwood oak flooring from that house - which we shut down and acquired in 2023. By popular demand - here is the Pizza Peel! We had so many requests for this design that we had to simply add it as a separate product here on the site. Like everything else we make at Gangland Woodworks, these are crafted by the hands of once broken souls who made the choice to see value in themselves. Each one sold helps these people find purpose and peace in a life previously fraught with chaos. This piece is similar to the more traditional boards, but with extra care and hand tooling. With rasps and sanding blocks, each handle is shaped by hand by someone who has decided to reshape their own life. That is one of the more therapeutic elements to this work - the simple act of using one’s hands to mold the rough and sharp edged into smoothness and soothing touch reinforces the control these fine individuals have asserted against their demons. Constructed from a mixture of exotic accents and locally sourced hardwood handles, each one will be 12-13” wide and 27-28” in length (freedom units as always!) Once this flooring is gone, these will never be available again - own a piece of history from Memphis’ own Soulsville neighborhood and a house where he should have died. Grab one here - https://lnkd.in/evV_HQgE