Craftasaurus

Made by hand with wood, steel and fire.

Craftasaurus is a one-person workshop. Furniture, forged hardware, and laser-cut pieces, each one drawn, built, and finished to be kept.

A wooden desk made from elm and white oak.
A desk in elm and white oak.

Three materials, one bench.

Wood, steel, and a laser. Different tools, the same rule: cut it well, finish it honestly, and leave the marks that prove a person made it.

  • A completed wooden branch light fixture hanging from its brackets.

    Wood

    Furniture and knickknacks, cut and joined by hand. Beautiful wood grains sanded to a glassy finish.

  • Assorted brackets for hanging a wooden branch light fixture.

    Steel

    Forged hardware and ironwork. Heated in the coals, hammered on the anvil, then quenched. The hammer marks stay.

  • A laser-cut frame with embedded magnets and interchangeable face plates, beside an Arsenal sign.

    Laser

    Clean cuts and engraving for signs, boxes, and inlay. Drawn first, then cut with precision.

The making

Nothing hides on a piece made by hand.

Three stages, start to finish.

  1. 01

    Drawing

    Every piece starts on paper. Sizes, the joinery, the stock. Nothing gets cut until the drawing is right.

  2. 02

    Making

    Then the bench. Sawdust, forge scale, the tool in the hand. This is where the hours go and where the marks are made.

  3. 03

    Finishing

    Oil, wax, or a hand-rubbed patina. Sanded, checked, and signed on the underside before it is packed and shipped.

Watch it happen on YouTube
Cutting the desk's walnut bow-tie inlays on the CNC machine.

Made by a passionate crafter

I run Craftasaurus on my own. I draw it, cut it, forge it, and finish it. No production line, no outsourcing, no piece leaving here that I would not keep myself.

When something carries a plane mark or a hammer face, that is not a flaw to sand away. It is the proof that a person made it, for you, out of a real material that will age and last.

Materials
Solid hardwood, mild and tool steel, laser-cut wood.
Made to order
Designed and built just for you.

Have something in mind?

Tell me what you want made. I will say honestly whether wood, steel, or laser is right for it, what it costs, and how long it takes.

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