Nov 6, 2026 · Off the sawdust pile
An honest pile of offcuts
People keep asking why the trinkets are so small. It's because everything here comes
out of the offcut bin — the two-inch stubs left after the real cuts are made. A
four-foot panel of maple goes into something that will hold a kettle, and what's
left over becomes a dozen stockings or a star that fits in a coat pocket.
Small isn't a gimmick. It's what's honest about the pile. And if the pieces keep
coming off smaller than the promises, well — there's worse ways to run a shop.
Photo of the actual bin is coming as soon as it doesn't look like a dump.
Oct 28, 2026 · Paint in the shop
Santa faces, twice each
Every Santa that comes off the block gets one face, then a second face after I've
looked at it an embarrassing amount. Turns out the first face always looks like it's
about to say something at a funeral.
Paint goes on with a detail brush and a coffee stirrer, and it stays on a long
enough to know better the second time around. If two Santas never end up smiling
alike, I'm doing it right.
Oct 12, 2026 · Testing the springs
The first non-Christmas thing
A tiny birdhouse showed up on the bench this week and nobody blinked — which means
the shop's not just a Christmas factory anymore. Nothing about the work changed:
same offcuts, same block plane, same wax. The only thing changing is the season
on the calendar.
Expect the gallery to get wider and stranger by the year. Expect the tagline to
stay the same.
