Russel Gransden

Russel Gransden

Balegedoo Woodworking

Belleville, MI
Member since: 2014
4.7
2 Maker Reviews
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    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.

Me: I was an architect for the Army for a few years. During one of my deployments my unit asked me to transition to a role of being our camp's handyman. So I ran around fixing peoples door nobs and building a lot of things for the command. That's where the woodworking bug bit me, and I've been making a lot of sawdust ever since. I still have a day job as a structural engineer, but I like to build furniture on the side.

Balegedoo: It's a word of gibberish that I started using back when I was in a middle school tech ed. class for the name of my mock business during a project. I decided then, that I liked it and carried the word with me all this time. It was even my nick-name in the Army for a time.

My Work: I have no formal training in woodworking. Which I think of as both a good and a bad thing. As an architectural draftsman I was taught how to see how things fit together long before they are built. I tend to flesh out designs to the point of seeing problems up front, and can adjust the build of something accordingly.

If you'd like to see more examples of my work, I have a website at www.Balegedoo.com. It houses alot of my work.

More from this maker

5 products

Storage Bench

Storage Bench

Cantilevered End Table

Cantilevered End Table

Suspended Frame Clock

Suspended Frame Clock

What people are saying

4.7
(2)
  • WR

    William Ritt

    For Bench for a dining room table
    5.0

    Russel was absolutely great. Very professilnal and responded to each question promptly. He took the original idea, and made it perfectly and at a great price. Would reccomended his work to everyone. Had a bench made for my wife and she is already planning another project, as she was so happy with it.

  • Hanna KutcherHK

    Hanna Kutcher

    For Beehive and swarm trap
    4.3

    On a personal level (communication, professionalism, delivery), Russell was a pleasure to deal with. However, the overall quality of the items he built was less than stellar. The wood was gouged, nails poked through, corners were not square. The items looked great upon delivery, but upon closer inspection while I was painting them, I kept finding more and more instances of inexperience, hurrying, or sloppiness. I was not expecting fine furniture level craftsmanship, but this was definitely rough carpentry. On the whole, I'm satisfied, but I had much cleanup (sanding, fixing, filling, filing) to do.

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