Henry Rumage has been working with wood in various mediums for most of his life. As a very young man he began as a carpenter's apprentice and while he has held many varied jobs, he has always come back to woodworking and carpentry. By day he works as an independent builder/contractor, and in his spare time he enjoys doing smaller pieces in his workshop. When his daughter, Sarah, began her handspun yarn business he became interested in the various interesting tools of the trade and began experimenting with his own designs.

Each Maisy Day Handspun nostepinne, niddy noddy, and drop spindle is carefully made entirely by hand from a wide variety of woods. Much of the wood he uses is reclaimed, be it a modern stair bannister or the rungs of a Civil War era ladder.

The drop spindles are carefully balanced and have their weight evenly distributed between the shaft and the outermost edge to create a nice even spin.