About the Wabi Sabi WoodShop

The Japanese characters for Wabi Sabi represent an ancient Zen concept describing the beauty and appreciation of things imperfect, impermanent and incomplete; things humble and simple in nature; things unrefined and unconventional.  We value this concept of nature's simplicity by combining various blends of wood species with the natural beauty of their grains to help guide our creations.

Each piece is carefully crafted using fine, and often rare, hardwoods that accentuate the natural grains as well as the imperfections within the wood. No mass production is used. Each item is hand-made, one at a time, allowing the wood to guide the proper grain alignment and blend of colors that results in a quality, unique work of art.

We blend select hardwoods that include Cherry, Hickory, Jatoba, Maple, Mesquite, Padauk, Pecan, Purple Heart, Tigerwood, Walnut, and Wenge. We combine these species into one of three orientations: Face grain, Edge grain and End grain, each with unique qualities and characteristics that produce stunning color patterns.