Handcrafted Woodwork

Every piece begins
as raw wood and an idea.

Cutting boards, wall art, shadow boxes, and custom commissions — built by hand, finished to last, made for the people who live with them.

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The Work

Built to be used, made to be kept

Checkered wood cutting board with box construction, shown with a cleaver

Checkered Cutting Board

Box construction in contrasting hardwoods, finished for daily kitchen use. The cleaver in the photo is just for scale — the board is the piece.

Rustic wooden wall art shaped like the state of Michigan

Michigan Wall Art

A silhouette of the great state in rustic hardwood — a clean, honest piece that says where home is.

Flower box with preserved blooms

Flower Box

A handmade box for the blooms you already love — built to match your space.

Shadow box inlay case in walnut, purple heart, and paduk

Inlay Shadow Box

Walnut, purple heart, and paduk. Black flocking inside, clear glass up top — built to hold the things worth keeping.

Wooden bottle caddies with built-in metal bottle openers

Bottle Caddies

Sturdy hardwood caddies with built-in metal openers — a small piece that earns its place.

Titanium wedding band with wood inlay

Wood & Titanium Ring

A titanium band with a hand-finished wood inlay — two materials, one ring, made for the two of you.

About

Made by hand, one piece at a time

Grix Designs is small on purpose. Every cutting board, box, and inlay starts as raw wood and ends in someone's kitchen, hallway, or hand — because it was built for that specific person.

The work favors honest materials and clean construction: box joints over shortcuts, hardwoods that take a good finish, and details you can feel before you can see them. Nothing leaves the shop until it would live on my own wall.

— Mike Grix

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Handmade, not batched

Each piece is built by hand. Slight differences in grain aren't flaws — they're the point.

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Honest materials

Walnut, purple heart, paduk, maple, and other hardwoods — chosen for how they work, not just how they look.

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Built to last

Construction over shortcuts. These pieces are meant to be used every day and handed down someday.

Custom Work

Have something in mind?

Cutting boards, signs, boxes, rings, or something you can't quite picture yet. Tell me what you're looking for and we'll make it real.

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For custom orders, pricing, or anything else — send a note and I'll get back to you.