00 | ABOUT | EST. 2023

One maker. One Goal: Crafted with Care. Built to Last

The Woodster Shop is a solo-operator workshop making a wide variety of wood products. From layered laser-cut wall art in Baltic birch, to industrial grade cutting boards. Everything is cut, sanded, finished, packaged, and ship in house.

THE WORKSHOP · SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · EST. 2023
01 | WHY WOOD

Tired of mass produced products?

Most “handmade” listings tell you a feeling and hide the facts. This shop was started for the opposite reason — to make objects whose materials, method, and provenance are written down plainly enough that you can see exactly what you're buying before it ships.

That's the whole brief: name the wood, name the finish, document the steps, and let the work stand on it. No story that wouldn't survive a second look.

02 | THE WORK

Materials, done properly.

Laser-cut wall art is built up from 3mm Baltic birch — each piece cut layer by layer, then stacked and aligned so it reads as depth and feather from across a room. Some are left in bare wood tones; some are hand-painted and sealed.

End-grain boards are built the slow way, with the grain standing up to the knife so edges drop between the fibers instead of across them. They take an edge kindly and last for years with monthly oiling.

BALTIC BIRCH · MULTILAYER
END-GRAIN · KNIFE-FRIENDLY
03 | THE METHOD

What “finished by hand” actually means.

Two materials, two processes — both documented end to end. Nothing here is automated past the cut.

Laser-Cut Wall Art

01

Baltic birch selected and sanded.

3mm sheets
02

Laser-cut each layer's detail.

0.2mm kerf
03

Char cleaned from every edge, then stacked.

de-char · multilayer build
04

Assembled by hand, one layer at a time.

double-sided tape · no glue squeeze-out
05

Poly-sealed in bare wood, or hand-painted.

finish varies by piece
06

Hanging hardware installed.

D-rings or sawtooth

End-Grain Boards

01

Local hardwood selected and squared.

multi supplier partnerships
02

Sawn and glued up, end-grain out.

Titebond glue-up
03

Planed flat; handles or juice grooves cut.

edges rounded over
04

Hand-sanded through the grits, 80 to 400.

soften every edge
05

Mineral-oil pour, then in-house beeswax paste.

food-safe
06

Rubber or inlay feet installed.

anti-slip
§ 7.11 · MULTILAYER RELIEF · 3MM
§ 7.12 · END-GRAIN CONSTRUCTION · 4/4
04 | THE STANDARD

Five words the work has to pass.

Precise.
Specified · dimensioned
Documented.
Materials · method · finish
Crafted.
One shop · one maker
Durable.
Built to be used
Traceable.
Signed · numbered
05 | ALSO FIND US ON ETSY

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THE MISSION

Crafted with care, built to last.