Artisan woodcrafts & metalwork
Turned by hand.
Turned by hand.
Built to be handed down.
Bowls, vases and hollow forms from salvaged Southern hardwoods, each one made start to finish by Rick Farmer in his Memphis shop.
One of a kindYou get the exact piece pictured
Salvaged woodMaple, hackberry, osage orange, oak
Hand finishedOils, waxes and lacquer by hand
Ships from MemphisPacked with care, insured
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The maker
From the kitchen to the woodshop
Rick Farmer is an executive chef by trade, where precision, patience and good materials matter. In 2020 he took those same habits into the shop and started turning wood.
Most of his pieces start as logs other people would burn. The cracks, spalting and burl are kept on purpose, stabilized and finished so each piece lasts.
— Rick Farmer
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Have a tree with a story?
Rick turns family trees, storm-downed logs and special wood into bowls, urns and keepsakes. Tell him what you have.