Custom Knife Block
This Custom Knife Block was designed to hold 18 knives, 2 diamond sharpening stones, a sharpening steel and shears.
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Mike Mathieu, owner and artist of Woodworking Plus, Midlothian, VA begins by envisioning an object or a moment in time. Then he transfers this image to paper, creates a detailed pattern, and goes to work making your custom project come to life.
Woodworking Plus Product Line:
- Custom Knife Blocks
- Finished Intarsia Art
- Custom Intarsia
Keepsake/Jewelry Boxes - Intarsia Project Kits
- Small Custom Woodworks
- Furniture Restoration
Instead of using dictionary definitions of Intarsia, we would like to create our own.
Intarsia - the experience of merging Nature's beauty with human ingenuity; finding the perfect combination of woods to express an object or a moment in time; a three- dimensional perspective of the world using natural colored and varied woods; painting with wood.
Mike can create a custom Intarsia Keepsake/Jewelry Box, Pet Urn or Framed Intarsia Wall Hanging from any photo or picture. All of our patterns are hand drawn and all pieces are hand-crafted with pride using only the finest materials.
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Gary Carson
For Custom Knife Block5.0A previous homeowner left a large hole in the granite countertops in our kitchen. I decided to fill it with a custom knife block from Woodworking Plus. Mike did a fantastic job from start to finish. It was easy to develop the custom design I needed in collaboration with him. I sent him photos of the knives and the hole in my counter along with a few dimensions. He created a drawing of the final product which I modified slightly. He then kept me informed of his progress with updates and photos. The final product looks better than I could have imagined with an outstanding finish. The block fits perfectly into the hole and the knives all fit like a glove. The project was a great value considering all the work that went into it.
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Greg Gibson
For Custom Knife Block5.0I commissioned Mike Mathieu of Wordworking Plus to build a custom knife block to hold my specific collection of Shun knives. Mike was of great help in choosing the woods, layout, and general design of the block. He kept me up to date with pictures throughout the process, and delivered in a timely manner, ahead of schedule in fact. The knife block itself is a work of art. The woods are beautiful, the finish is amazing, and the craftsmanship is top notch. I would absolutely seek Mike's services for any future custom projects.
AAngel
For Custom Virges5.0This was a fun and creative experience. The Custom Virge was handcrafted to perfection. The colors and the smoothness of the wood is incredible. Very impressed indeed. Looking forward to other future projects with Woodworking plus. Definitely the skill of a great artist.
Thank you
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Mark
For Three Custom Keepsake boxes in memory of our mother5.0Mike was excellent to work with and did a beautiful job with our project. I recommend him for any keepsake project like this. Terrific work!
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John Kvasnic
For Custom Knife Block5.0Mike was a pleasure to work with start to finish. The knife block arrived and exceeded our expectations. This was a great experience for us.
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