Awesome Wood

This unique cutting board from KnIndustrie celebrates nature’s beauty. Each board is a circular cross-section from a larch tree, preserving its natural growth rings and any natural imperfections. The naturally anti-bacterial and moisture-resistant wood has been sanded smooth and reinforced with a steel band. Measures approx. 40 cm (15.75″) across.

Cory from Fortress Fine Woodworks found inspiration for this table from a classic toy – the Spirograph. After gluing pieces of rustic walnut wood to form a tabletop, he 3D-printed a set of giant gears and used them as a guide for carving a pattern with a router. It took him multiple passes and patches to get clean lines, but the result was worth the effort.

We love the sound of a good mechanical keyboard. Now we’ve heard what could be the greatest sounding mix of key caps, switches, and case, courtesy of keyboard enthusiast dango.niko. In this clip, she shows off Acco MU02 keyboard with Rosewood switches and Awekeys Viking metal keycaps. The resulting thocky sound is music to our ears.

Upgrade your desktop with this miniature video arcade from The Tree Rat Symposium. The mini-games include an illuminated upright cabinet that holds business cards and a cocktail-style cabinet for storing pens and pencils. Each is handmade from wood, painted, and detailed with vinyl decals. They also make mini arcade machine squirrel and bird feeders.

Turning objects on a lathe can produce some amazing works of art. In this video from Jack Mack, he shows how he took layers of multi-color plywood and transformed them into a unique patterned bowl. He started by slicing the wood into strips and gluing them into sheets, then cut them into various size rings before stacking and working them on the lathe.

Do you drop your shoes on the floor when you walk in the door? The Quadrant Shoebox from Murmur Industries helps keep your place tidy while encouraging a shoes-off household. The high-quality baltic birch wood pivots open to store up to six pairs of shoes, then closes neatly to provide a bench for lacing up. Measures 19″ W x 17″ D x 17″ H.

Coffee fiends will go to great lengths to fix the perfect cup of joe. Why hide it in a ceramic mug? Snaw’s elegantly modern coffee cups are made from smoked glass with a mountainous 3D sculpture at the bottom and finished with a walnut wood handle. Holds a hearty 15.2 oz./450 ml of your favorite hot beverage. Sold individually or in discounted sets of 2, 4, or 6 mugs.

RoseColoredGaming sells these precision-cut wood veneers to give game consoles a fresh and living room-friendly look. They’re made from real wood including mahogany, walnut, and padauk and stick on with an adhesive backing. Available for classic consoles like the NES and current-gen systems like the Xbox Series X and PS4. (Consoles not included.)

Despite only firing rubber bands, we would not want to be on the business end of this wooden minigun. Generic Woodworking shows off the incredible amount of blood, sweat, and tears it took to build this impressive toy weapon. It uses parts from a lawn trimmer and a belt sander to drive its mechanism, and makes an unnerving popping sound as it fires off rounds.

Most valet trays are basic rectangles, but Two Acre Woodworks makes trays in other shapes. This one is designed to look like a fighter jet. Handmade from walnut, cherry, and maple wood, the tray comes two sizes: 11.8″ x 12″ and 19.7″ x 20″. Makes a great gift for Air Force veterans.

This wooden puzzle asks players to spin its colorful wheels to reveal a small object hidden inside. It’s just one of many unique wood and metal puzzles from Kubiya Games, who makes brain-twisters for home and escape room enjoyment. The difficulty level for this puzzle is moderate, but they sell others that are much more challenging.

These unique building blocks hold together using a traditional fabrication technique known as a dovetail joint. Unlike other wooden blocks that fall apart when stacked, these hold together into sturdy and complex structures thanks to their tight-fitting, interlocking design. The puzzle-like pieces hold together without glue and come in 30 shapes and three heights.

Morley Kert wanted to save floorspace in his workshop, so he had the crazy idea to build an office on the ceiling of the 18-foot-tall space. The over-engineered work pod features a geodesic dome shape with plexi panels and is suspended by a weight-bearing loft structure. We want a version that can be raised and lowered from the ceiling with pulleys.

Get your desk in order with this modular storage box. The One Box 3.0’s versatile interlocking design stores office supplies or pieces and cards for tabletop gaming. Its wooden modules include trays, a pen/pencil holder, a phone stand, and more – and when it’s not in use, it all packs up into a neat rectangle. The parts connect using slots and magnets.

This desk add-on brings style and order to your workspace. The bamboo riser puts your computer screen at a more ergonomic height and provides storage space with a small drawer and cubbies for office supplies. We like the rounded corners and refined look compared to plastic and metal stands. It holds up to 100 lb. and measures 24.4″ W x 8″ D x 4.6″ H.