▁something ▁to ▁do .” ▁Rain ville ’ s ▁grand par ents ▁had ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁working ▁with ▁their ▁hands , ▁specifically ▁wood working ▁and ▁far ming , ▁so ▁there ▁were ▁always ▁materials ▁around ▁to ▁util ize . ▁Rain ville ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁items , ▁sp ools ▁and ▁b ob bin ▁hold ers , ▁in ▁his ▁parents ’ ▁bas ement ▁in ▁Lincoln , ▁Verm ont , ▁using ▁some ▁spare ▁wood , ▁a ▁cop ing ▁saw , ▁and ▁a ▁sand ing ▁block . ▁As ▁time ▁progress ed , ▁he ▁started ▁making ▁c rib bage ▁bo ards ▁which ▁are ▁still ▁being ▁made ▁today . ▁Local ▁craft ▁fair s ▁provided ▁him ▁with ▁income ▁to ▁purchase ▁new ▁equipment ▁and ▁materials . ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Rain ville ▁had ▁established ▁his ▁first ▁wh oles ale ▁relationship . ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁ ▁Rain ville ▁continued ▁making ▁product ▁as ▁he ▁worked ▁his ▁way ▁through ▁Clark son ▁University , ▁frequently ▁returning ▁to ▁Lincoln ▁on ▁week ends . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁he ▁set ▁about ▁construct ing ▁a ▁new ▁wood shop ▁of ▁sufficient ▁size ▁for ▁his ▁now - full - time ▁business . ▁The ▁name ▁“ Map le ▁Land mark ▁Wood craft ” ▁was ▁also ▁adopted . ▁This ▁name ▁was ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁Map le ▁Land mark ▁Hom est ead , ▁the ▁family ▁map le ▁sug aring ▁business ▁and ▁da iry ▁farm . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Map le ▁Land mark ▁acquired ▁T roll ’ s ▁Toy