The Journal
Notes on craft, scent, and the things we make.
In the Shop
How We Think About Wood-to-Candle Contrast
The candle and the lid are one object. This isn't just a brand position. It's a design requirement. A lid that doesn't relate to the jar it sits on, or...
In the Shop
How We Think About Wood-to-Candle Contrast
The candle and the lid are one object. This isn't just a brand position. It's a design requirement. A lid that doesn't relate to the jar it sits on, or...
In the Shop
Cherry, Up Close: The Wood We Chose for the Cat...
Hold a piece of cherry in good light and run your thumb across it. It is smooth in a way that does not feel sealed or slick. It feels like...
In the Shop
Cherry, Up Close: The Wood We Chose for the Cat...
Hold a piece of cherry in good light and run your thumb across it. It is smooth in a way that does not feel sealed or slick. It feels like...
In the Shop
How Wood Grain Affects the Look of a Finished P...
Two boards from the same species, cut from the same tree, can look completely different from each other depending on where and how they were cut. One might have a...
In the Shop
How Wood Grain Affects the Look of a Finished P...
Two boards from the same species, cut from the same tree, can look completely different from each other depending on where and how they were cut. One might have a...
In the Shop
Wood Sourcing: What We Look For (And Why It's H...
The material is the product. Everything we do to a piece of wood, routing it, sanding it, finishing it, is in service of what the wood already is. Which means...
In the Shop
Wood Sourcing: What We Look For (And Why It's H...
The material is the product. Everything we do to a piece of wood, routing it, sanding it, finishing it, is in service of what the wood already is. Which means...
In the Shop
Why Natural Grain Is Always Visible on Our Prod...
Every piece of wood we finish shows its grain. This is not an oversight. It's the most deliberate design decision we make. There is a whole category of wood finishing...
In the Shop
Why Natural Grain Is Always Visible on Our Prod...
Every piece of wood we finish shows its grain. This is not an oversight. It's the most deliberate design decision we make. There is a whole category of wood finishing...
In the Shop
The Difference Between Oak, Sapele, and Cherry
We work with three hardwoods: red oak, sapele, and cherry. Each appears in the product line for a specific reason, and each behaves differently enough that understanding them is worth...
In the Shop
The Difference Between Oak, Sapele, and Cherry
We work with three hardwoods: red oak, sapele, and cherry. Each appears in the product line for a specific reason, and each behaves differently enough that understanding them is worth...