The Mission
80% of everything this shop sells goes to local charities.
That's not a marketing line — it's the reason the lathe turns. Here's exactly how it works, in plain language.
Plain and simple
How the giving works
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You choose a piece
A bowl, a lidded round box, a vessel — something handmade that you’ll actually use. That’s the whole ask.
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Dad gives 80%
80% of everything the shop sells goes to local charities here in Montgomery County, Texas.
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The community feels it
Meals served, shelves stocked, neighbors helped. A wood shop is a small engine, but it runs every day.
Why there's no donate button
You won't find a tip jar, a round-up at checkout, or a "give what you can" link anywhere on this site — on purpose. Dad found that giving works better when it's tied to something real: a bowl someone chose and will actually use. So he built the shop that way. Buying a piece is what gives back. You get a one-of-a-kind piece of hardwood, local charities get the support, and nobody has to feel weird asking for money they didn't earn.
Long before there was a website or a single bowl for sale, Dad was already showing up for his community — more than ten years running. The shop just gave that habit a workshop.
Want to be part of it?
Browse the work, ask about a piece, or commission something made just for you. Every purchase does the giving on its own.