Strange wood

Every piece is a found branch, root or burl that exists once.

For collectors of odd art who buy from a maker, not a store — and want the one piece nobody else has.

See what's sold

  • Found, not made. Every piece starts as a branch, root or burl the maker finds walking the woods.

  • One of one. No two pieces match, because no two roots ever grow the same way twice.

  • Pick your wood. Choose the raw find your own custom walking stick gets carved from.

A single found wood burl root, lit against a dark background
Detail of a carved walking-stick handle, a finished piece
Sample piece$135

Every piece, priced once

There are two ways to buy from the workshop: a finished piece, priced on its own, or a raw find from the wood pile, turned into a walking stick built just for you. Once a piece sells, that price is the only one it will ever have.

$80–150

A custom walking stick, finished from a find you choose off the wood pile.

Priced alone

Finished sticks, staffs, wands, sculptures and wall pieces — each priced individually by the maker.

How it works

From a walk in the woods to a piece that's marked Sold for good.

  1. 1

    Find

    The maker walks the woods for a branch, root or burl worth keeping.

  2. 2

    Drop

    A Drop email goes to the list, or a new find appears in a post.

  3. 3

    Choose

    Buy a finished piece outright, or pick a raw find from the wood pile.

  4. 4

    Carve

    A wood-pile find is carved into a custom walking stick, $80–150.

  5. 5

    Pay once

    One checkout, once, for a piece that exists nowhere else.

  6. 6

    Sold

    The piece is marked Sold — gone, for everyone else, forever.

A raw branch and root beside a partly carved walking stick on the workshop bench

One of one

  • Every piece is a single found branch, root or burl
  • Nothing is carved from a blank or repeated
  • Once it sells, it is marked Sold, forever

Two ways to buy

  • Finished pieces — walking sticks, staffs, wands, sculptures, wall pieces
  • A raw find from the wood pile, turned into a custom stick
  • Custom sticks run $80 to $150

Who it's for

  • Collectors of odd art, folk art and natural curiosities
  • People who buy from a maker, not a store
  • Anyone who wants the one piece nobody else has

Once it's bought, it's gone.

A find leaves the wood pile the moment someone claims it. What you see below is a sample of one day's pile — not a live listing.

The wood pile

Sample
  • Gnarled oak rootAvailable
  • Twisted apple burlAvailable
  • Forked hazel branchSold
  • Weathered driftwood knotAvailable
  • Spiral grapevine rootSold

A finished order

Sample
Piece
Raven handle staff
Wood
Gnarled oak root
Price
$135
Status
Sold