Zayin creations is a family operated woodworking business. We Inspire one another, to be the best we can be. By challenging each other on projects, and also encouraging one another.

Wood’s up everybody. I'm Zayin Israel, and for as long as I can remember I’ve been working with wood in one way or another. As a young man I worked on construction sites with my stepdad, as part of his cleaning crew. As a teenager I started working with him on construction jobs throughout the Detroit area. Getting familiar with a tape measure, learning measurements, and how to operate jobsite machinery. 

At the time it was just something to do, keeping me out of trouble and also a little money in my pocket. I wasn’t looking at working with wood or construction as a carrier at the time. As I started to get older and pick up more responsibilities, I need a little more income stability. I needed a Reliable income more than just occasionally working with my stepdad. So I got a regular job and hated it, but kept it out of necessity. I was stuck in that rut for years.

One day I picked up a piece of wood and sharp knife and started to carve out the 7-Eleven logo, out of pure boredom. Then I thought to myself if I had a better tool, this would probably go a lot easier. So I bought my first tool, a Dremel, and I was hooked. I bought more wood, and more tools, and my projects got larger and larger, and so did my tool collection.

My hobby eventually turned into a passion. To the point where, I would go to work, and couldn’t focus, thinking of new projects, and better ways of creating them. I realized I loved my hobby with a passion, and remembered how much i didn’t like punching a clock. Not only did I love what I was doing, but friends and relatives loved it too, offering to buy my projects, or make one for them. They would tell me, “you should start a business”, When are you going to Quit that job, and “why are you working for someone else”.

So I dived in, head first, creating not only a business, but an opportunity to teach my children a craft. Also to share our passion and creations with the world. In hopes to inspire others to Dream Plan and Create something meaningful and beautiful.