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New Products!
Go ahead and indulge yourself with our newest products! From stickers to t-shirts - we’ve got “The Craftsman” fans favorite goodies covered!
We believe community is the foundation of every business. It’s our privilege to promote the pride, skills and diversity of the Craftsmen that call Northern California home.
We strive to have products made by local craftsmen and local businesses. We are grateful to live in such a talented place.
Featured Craftsman
Denise Giltzow
The rasp of metal against wood composed the soundscape of my childhood. Against the backdrop of my grandmother’s fabric scissors sliding across her sewing table, and enveloped by the smell of linseed oil in Grandfather Dee Dee’s carpentry shop, I learned firsthand about the powerful connections that can arise through creative expression. I couldn’t be without making—the call to create is in my blood, and I’ve answered that call by experimenting with numerous mediums and art forms throughout my life. I’ve explored ceramics, watercolor, and papermaking, among other mediums but the lathe had captured my imagination for decades. The overwhelming joy and the deep sense of connection to my grandfather that I experienced when I turned my first pen was impossible to ignore, and I have been honing my craft ever since. I am grateful to Eric at Blue Ox for inviting me into the lathe room to learn this craft.
“On many projects my successes can be counted on one's fingers, my failures may take an entire book… but thankfully nobody cares to read that much...”
— Eric Hollenbeck, craftsman, philosopher, husband, father, teacher, student, and star on The Craftsman
A portion of the profits go to benefit the
Blue Ox Historic Village
Blue Ox Historic Village is a non-profit 501c3 and is dedicated to the rebirth of Craftsmanship by sharing knowledge of traditional trade skills to youth, veterans, and the public. Part of every sale goes to benefit the Blue Ox Historic Village and this vision.
