A few years ago, I thought, ‘How cool would it be to have a laser cutter?’. When I looked at prices I rethought my idea of owning a laser cutter. The cost greatly outweighed what I thought I could do with it. Shortly after that, thanks to Google watching my shopping history I came across a video of a guy building his own laser. With absolutely no knowledge of lasers, little knowledge of electronics and motors, and no idea of what I was doing I started ordering parts. After a lot of trial and error (and several scorch marks on my arms and hands) I had something I thought was passable. Excitedly I put a piece of wood on the laser bed and started the laser. My jaw dropped. I had actually done it, created a laser that not only worked but bested the features of some of the most expensive commercial systems. And even better, I knew that if it broke I knew exactly how to fix it.
Not long after, with nudging from my wife Karen, I began making earrings. We had ideas of starting to do craft fairs selling our wares for fun. After I had a large handful of earrings made, the pandemic hit. No more craft fairs. Hmmm. I boxed up my wares and put them on a shelf in my office and forgot about them.
Once the pandemic was easing, I found the box gathering dust, and began the journey again.
Soon I became interested in hand crafted art in general, building a cnc router and purchasing other equipment for my shop to explore new endeavours.
I create every product by hand. I start on the computer using two programs, one to draw the initial design, and the other to translate that design into directions for the laser or router.
I hope you like my wares. I hope you love my prices. All of my products are designed, cut, assembled and treated by hand. I love getting feedback on my designs and welcome any new ideas! Please go to the message section and tell me what you think and don’t hesitate to request a new design.
We are East Carolina pirates living in the middle of purple and gold. This is reflected in a lot of our earrings, with the classic skull and crossbones being the biggest seller here at home in Greenville NC.
Thanks for being a part of what has become a passion for Karen and I!