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MiloMarksIncredibleWesternFurniturefromMeridianTexasByJayneSkeffItwasbackin1984thatTeddiandIdecidedtostartmakingfurnituresaidMiloashewasridinghismotorcycleandtalkingonthephonecruisingthroughArizona.Wedbeenworkinghardranchingraisinghorsesandquiteabitofcattlebutwewantedsomethingthatwouldturnmoneyalittlefastersowestartedmakingfurniture.Andindeedforabout15yearsMiloandTeddicreatedbeautifulrichandone-of-a-kindWesternandhornfurniture.NowIwaswarnedbyhiswifeTeddithatMiloisamanoffewwordsbutIdidgethimtotalkabitaboutwhatheandTeddicreatedandthelegacythatlivesontoday.Asavidantiquerstheywerebothdrawntotheideaofcreatingfurniturewithalookreminiscentofthe1880swhenlonghornfurniturewastherage.Theywerealsodeterminedandverysuccessfulincreatingfurniturethatwouldlastgenerations.InaninterviewyearsagoMilocommentedthatourstuffissosturdyyoucoulddotheTexasTwo-Stepinit.SturdybeautifulandtruelyWesternthatiswhattheysoldbyword-of-mouthandatshowsacrossthecountry.Wemainlysoldourworkandtookordersatcuttingshows.ThatdemographicseemedtoreallyappreciatewhatwedidsaidMilo.ButtobehonestIhavetotellyouIgottiredoftheextremelydifficultworkofsawdustandwood.WhenIaskedTeddinottotakeanymoreordersitstilltookmetwomoreyearstofinishthosepiecesthathadbeenordered.Hefollowsupwithagreatlaugh.Itwasagreatbusinessthough.Whenaskedhowhecametobesuchamastercraftsmanhepoo-poosthatstatement.NawImnotacraftsmenIdontthink.Howwrongheisaboutthat.Whetherhelikesitornotorlikeswoodanymoreamastercraftsmanheis.TodayMilohasmovedontosofterpastures.TodayImhappyaroundhorsescowsandoldmotorcycles.IlovetodoabitprospectingandexploringasIride.MiloandTedditheirpersonalitiesarewonderfullyirreverentsmartandinfectiouslyfunny.After50yearstogetherthelegacytheyhaveleftusincreatingsomeofthefinestWesternfurnitureiswhatwewilllookforwardtopassingontofuturegenerations.SHOWDEALERSPOTLIGHT6SmokeSignalsHIGHNOON