The craftsman
John Bramwell
The Knotty Craftsman is John Bramwell — owner, sawyer, sanded-rim-inspector, and the only person who has ever seen a finished log-end ornament walk out of this shop. It started as firewood offcuts and got away from him.
Everything here is built from scrap nobody was going to buy: oak off the firewood pile, maple stubs, basswood by the armful. Small is the point — these are pocket pieces, stocking stuffers, tags for a gift. If it fits in a hand, it's probably honest.
The shop is a home shop, in the literal sense: it's the building out back of the house where John lives, not a storefront. That means no walk-in window and no guest parking — but it does mean every piece gets made slowly and can be sent anywhere in the country.
The small print
Please don't drive out to the house for pickups. If an order needs to travel, mailing addresses get sorted out after the piece is paid and boxed — first by email, always by email first.