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Custom Knife Block

Small Custom Knife Block made from Zebrawood,Walnut, Cherry and Maple

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Mike Mathieu

Mike Mathieu

Woodworking Plus

Midlothian, VA
Member since: 2010
5.0
52 Maker Reviews
  • Long-time member

    A Maker who has been a valued part of this community for several years.

  • Fast shipper

    Customers say that this Maker ships promptly after completing a project.

  • Great service

    This Maker has consistently demonstrated excellence in craftsmanship and customer service.

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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.

  • Stephen ThomasST

    Stephen Thomas

    For Knife block
    5.0

    Mike made a knife block for our kitchen. My wife and I are very pleased with the final product. It's not easy making a knife block to certain specifications but he did a great job.

    Great care was placed in making sure the right wood was chosen to fit our kitchen, and at every step we were kept informed of the project's progress. The customer service offered was high quality.

    We would work with Mike on a project again in a heart beat.

  • Roger HoseyRH

    Roger Hosey

    For Police valet box
    5.0

    This was my first project through Custommade.com, and I'm so glad that Mike was the one to build it for me. From the initial contact, through the finished project, I could not be more pleased. The project he made for me is immaculate & totally exceeded my expectations. Perfect marks across the board for Mike - communication, timeliness, quality, price, etc - A++++!

  • Cari KaosCK

    Cari Kaos

    For Isis' Urn
    5.0

    I saw Mike's intarsia work on CustomMade and I knew right away that this was the perfect container for my beloved dog's ashes. I sent a photo of her, and we had a couple messages back and forth, and the end result is a beautiful box made from 9 different woods, with a perfect likeness of Isis on the front! Mike's a pro. He does great work!

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    Bree Holden

    For Bee house
    5.0

    I posted a project request on this website for a custom made bee house/hotel that I needed for transporting honey bees. I am so glad Mike answered my request!!! He was so easy to talk to and work with. I was worried I was going to have a hard time describing what exactly it was that I needed built, but I told Mike I had an old bee hotel that a friend had loaned to me so he asked me to send pictures. Mike was very quick at responding back to my request. He discussed the project with me and made some suggestions. The project was finished before his estimated time line. I received it today and I couldn't be happier. It is beautiful, and it exceeded my expectations. He is truly a talented artist and I will definitely be contacting Mike again in the future for future projects.

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    Anthony

    For intarsia picture
    5.0

    I was very excited to see the finished project, Mike has done a couple of projects for me and they always come out beautifully. He is very professional and always makes sure I am happy during all phases of the project

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