The Sohacki Story Tom Sohacki grew up in rural Michigan, attended public school, completed Tool & Die training through the US Dept. of Labor, and served a 4 year apprenticeship with Tri-City Tool & Die. Upon completion of his apprenticeship, Tom worked for a variety of manufacturing companies in Michigan and Florida as a Tool & Die Maker for 10 years. In 1980, Tom co-founded a Tool & Die Shop in Jacksonville. In 1991 he decided to venture out on his own and started a small shop in a rented single bay storage warehouse. This shop grew from a one-man operation to 11 employees, so in 1998 Tom decided to purchase land and build a brand new shop in an industrial park between Jacksonville and St. Augustine.