Rustic Walnut And Maple Knife Block
I was asked if I would make a very rustic black walnut knife block that also includes a side slot for a fork. This block also includes a slot for a pair of kitchen scissors. The uniqueness of this block is the use of bark, wormwood and a live edge piece of wood, all hand rubbed with a product that we make made of local beeswax and two other ingredients. This food safe product brings out the beauty of the bark and the wood grain. The dimensions are 12 inches high and it is sloped at an angle. The front section supports the taller knife slot areas of the block and contains places for six steak knives. If you have a request for a similar block, please contact us. Each block is made to be unique, dependent upon the wood that we have available. Thank you for your interest.
Denny and Claudia Debner
Meet the Maker
Denny and Claudia Debner
Debner Fine Art and Furniture
For over four decades, we have enjoyed making award winning fine art, including oil painting, custom furniture and leather work.
Claudia studied the old masters styles of drawing and painting at The Atelier in Minneapolis, MN. She paints with feeling and passion with a specialization in two particular styles of combined impressionistic and abstract oil painting as well as still life. Her style has a bit of a whimsical feeling to it and her goal is to show the joy that she feels when she sees how God has created nature that she paints.
Denny uses lumber from local suppliers and saw mills. He has chosen to fill a market niche by utilizing reclaimed or lumber from trees from his customers that they find to be sentimental or historical in their families.
He looks for opportunities to work with clients who desire a new and fresh design in their furniture and leather work. All of these areas allow for a way to fill a need that often is not available in the retail market. For example, the picture of the kitchen table made of oak and granite were not available either in size or of materials and led to the chance to develop them both for personal use as well as for availability to customers who are interested.
Leather and wood furniture are especially great projects to work on with our clientele and we look forward to each persons ideas and input as we build together.
Thank you very much for considering working with us on your Custom Made project.
Customer Reviews
Glenn Weintraub
Apr 1, 2017Denny not only provided a quality product, but installed it for us, going above and beyond what any other person we had found was able to offer. But THAT wasn't the why we chose Debner; Denny takes as much pride in the quality of his materials as he does with his production, which is a rare combination. Denny truly is a "Master Craftsman".
Mario DiBenedetto
Sep 25, 2019Working with Denny was a great experience. He was sincerely committed to ensure I was happy and comfortable through all stages of concept, design and final product. I would HIGHLY recommend Debner Fine Art and Furniture. Outstanding work and reasonably priced, especially considering it to be a custom piece. Thank you, Denny! I am trying to think of other projects to send your way!
Aaron Farris
Jun 29, 2021Crafter was professional and easy to communicate with. Initially, I was looking for one thing, but due to budget constraints i had to rethink my idea. Crafter took time to help me with my idea and was able to incorporate changes and additions in order to give me a finished product that i was happy with. The finish product is golden, and i would definitely contact crafter again for future projects. A pleasure to work with.
J Laporte
Jul 29, 2018I highly recommend Debner Fine Art and Furniture Company. I ordered a walnut espresso 60x60 square table for my kitchen. Dennis and Claudia were an absolute pleasure to work with and the final product was simply beautiful. They did a wonderful job of keeping me updated on the progress of my project and completed the project ahead of schedule to accommodate a family visit. The quality of their work and customer service are outstanding. I look forward to working with them on future projects.
Raymond Bowen
May 10, 2015There was a long process in deciding who I would hire to make my cutting board. In the end, I believe the best decision I made was choosing Debner Fine Art and Framing to make this piece to complete my kitchen. The product is pristine. The perfect size for the area I needed to fill, as well as beautiful. I enjoyed the fact that the maker kept us informed of the production and was so thorough while asking questions before production began to ensure we got just what we were looking for. If there ever arises a need for something like this in my life again, I will defenately be a return customer! Thank you for the hard work put into the piece, it truly is a beautiful addition to my kitchen!