Craftsmanship and Attention to Detail


Any piece of wood can be cut into a shape, but when the shape is dictated by the grain patterns and unique character of the wood, it's like adding another dimension to the design.  It can become more than just a rectangular cut wood block (not that there's anything wrong with a beautifully finished rectangular piece of wood).

The drum stick holder at the right is one of our favorites.  It was part of a larger slab that could have been cut into several more simple pieces.  However after several hours looking at it over a couple of days, a single cut across the slab gave us this beautiful piece.  
The two photos above show the same mic stand mounted stick holder.  Note how the Padauk and the Suriname Ironwood have color variations on each side.  This is the sapwood and heartwood for each wood species.  Even the Walnut has significant differences in its grain patterns.  ​With this kind of design, it looks like two different products from each side.  
California Redwood can have so many unique character features in even a small piece of wood.  This piece was so porous and unstable, that it was about to fall apart.  After stabilizing with epoxy however, it turned into a solid, and stunning, drum stick holder.
This was a piece broken off of a larger Walnut stump that was going to be be burned by our supplier.  We got our hands on it, and several other small pieces that he couldn't use for anything else, and we ended up with some really nice stick holders and guitar hangers.  
Here we have two stick holders cut from the same piece of Mappa Burl wood so that they will complement each other on a special drum set.  One sits on top of a mic stand placed next to the kit, and the other can be clamped under the hi-hat or a cymbal stand for quick access.   
Simplicity can be beautiful too!  This is African Padauk with Wenge laminated on top and bottom, with a satin poly finish.  
This is Arizona Desert Ironwood.  When we received this piece, it was evident that we should do as little as possible to it.  The inclusions and cracks in the wood add character.  So, we simply smoothed out the rough surface, drilled the holes, and applied a satin lacquer finish.  
Sometimes a unique location for a shelf, tuning key holder, etc, can add dimension to a piece.  Rather than drilling into the top of this one next to the stick holes, a simple notch out of the piece below created a perfect place for the tuning key.  
Unique wood grain patterns...  No stain or other surface finish can create this kind of unique character.  Only clear polyurethane or lacquer is used on these.  Ambrosia Maple at left, Cherry Burl at center, and Spalted Sycamore at right.