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Rugged, handcrafted, heirloom-grade benches built with pre-industrial era woodworking techniques, right here in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina.

08/21/2026

There are few things more rewarding to a craftsman than seeing a piece you built by hand find its place in someone’s home.

And then you receive words like these.

“Thank you for this beautiful piece of furniture! It is the focal point of our home. The workmanship is beyond words.”

I’m incredibly humbled by that. Every Woobie Woodworks piece spends a lot of hours in my little mountain shop—working old timber, preserving its scars and character, and doing my best to build something worthy of another chapter in someone’s home.

Kelley, thank you for trusting me with this one, and for taking the time to share such kind words. Knowing that something I built has become a focal point in your home means more to me than you probably realize.

This is why I love what I do.

— Vic
Woobie Woodworks
𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴
(📸pic: by Client Kelley Wilson)

07/31/2026

I had to stop.

No more building benches or anything until I upgrade one of the most important tools in the shop—my woodworking vise.

It’s not a fancy vise. In fact, it’s considered “budget” by woodworkers. But I’ve learned that good craftsmanship comes more from the hands using a tool than the price tag hanging on it.

I did decide to spoil it a little, though.

The new jaw pads are made from wenge, an incredibly dense hardwood from Africa. It’s beautiful, tough as nails, and should serve this shop for many years while protecting the furniture I’m building.

Running a small woodworking business means constantly balancing production with improving the shop itself. Every hour spent making a jig, tuning a machine, sharpening a blade, or upgrading something like a vise is an hour I’m not building furniture…but it’s also an investment that makes every piece after it just a little better.

That’s the part of woodworking most people never see—and honestly, I enjoy that side of it just as much.

07/23/2026

My hands carved these tusks from one little board.

There’s something deeply satisfying about taking a rough 1×6×12 offcut and shaping it, one rasp and one sanding block at a time, into a part that will undoubtedly outlive me.

The wood came from a small boxed assortment of exotic hardwoods I picked up at Scavenger’s Paradise here in Asheville. It was labeled Tigerwood, which is the trade name most commonly used for Gonçalo Alves—an incredibly hard, durable tropical hardwood with beautiful golden-brown color and dark, tiger-like streaks.

These tusks lock the stretcher into place. The stretcher is the horizontal beam that runs beneath the bench seat, connecting the two legs. It keeps the legs from spreading under load and gives the bench much of its strength. The tusks are driven through the tenon, creating a mechanical lock that can hold for generations without relying solely on glue or screws—a method inspired by pre-industrial woodworking traditions.

On Monday, these Tigerwood tusks—and the bench they belong to—will head home with a local client who values craftsmanship, rugged heirloom furniture, traditional woodworking, and supporting small veteran-owned businesses.

07/21/2026

Sometimes after a fresh Appalachian rain, I’ll walk out and just stand there looking over these stacks of old timber.

It reminds me of something I haven’t felt since my kids were little and sleeping in their cribs. I’d look at them and wonder who they would become someday. I’d see so much promise before anyone else could.

That’s kind of how I feel when I look at these beams.

Most folks see old, weathered wood. I see heirloom benches, tables, lighting features, and pieces that will someday become part of another family’s story. I see 125-year-old barns from East Tennessee… old farms in Western North Carolina… forgotten timbers from near Chapel Hill… beams rescued from places around Pickens, South Carolina. Wood that has already lived one remarkable life and deserves another.

To me, this isn’t a lumber pile.

It’s a pile of possibility.

It’s gold.

Some of these beams don’t belong to anyone yet. Tonight they’ll just sit here, stacked neatly beneath the Appalachian sky, waiting patiently for the right person to come along. And maybe that’s my favorite part of all.

I can already picture the look on a future client’s face the day they first see what these old timbers were always meant to become.

— Vic
Owner, Woobie Woodworks
𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴

07/20/2026

A little progress update…

With my latest bench about to leave the shop and settle into its new home, I finally get to turn my full attention to my newest bench—and I couldn’t be more excited.

These two photos tell the beginning of the story. The first shows one of the reclaimed timber beams just as it came to me after spending nearly two decades as part of the old pergola overlooking Biltmore’s historic Walled Gardens. The second shows the first stage of bringing that old Appalachian timber back to life. The weathered surface is beginning to reveal the incredible character that’s been hiding underneath all these years.

When it’s finished, this beam will become a handcrafted heirloom bench built to be enjoyed for generations.

This one also marks something special—the 12th bench I’ve handcrafted from this remarkable collection of reclaimed pergola timber. Every bench means there’s one less beam left in the pile, and every one carries a little piece of that history forward.

If you’ve been thinking about commissioning one of these benches, don’t wait too long. The timber stack is getting noticeably smaller, and once these historic beams are gone…that’s the end of the collection.

As always, thank you for following along and allowing me to share this journey with you.

07/15/2026

Another piece of Appalachian history has found its new home.

This handcrafted “Limited Vanderbilt Collection” Plant Table is the latest to leave the Woobie Woodworks shop, built from reclaimed timber that I rescued from the burn pile after the demolition of the old pergola that stood overlooking Biltmore’s historic Walled Gardens for nearly two decades.

Every plant table I build is part of my mission to honor that remarkable history by using every last wooden fiber of this one-of-a-kind timber. And the story isn’t over yet…

I’m putting the finishing touches on a new line of handcrafted lamps made from the very same limited supply. So if a bench or plant table isn’t quite what you’re looking for, maybe one of these lamps will be the piece that gets you to give Woobie Woodworks a call.

As always, thank you to another wonderful customer for trusting me to build something that will be treasured for years to come.

— Vic
Owner, Woobie Woodworks
𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴

07/08/2026

I spent today moving over 300 board feet of kiln-dried red oak into the Woobie Woodworks shop… and I still can’t quite believe how it all happened.

A friend of a friend simply said, “Hey, you’re moving and have to get rid of that wood? I know a guy. He’s a good guy. Has a woodworking business called Woobie or something.”

That’s it.

One conversation. One act of kindness. And suddenly this incredible gift found its way into my shop.

This red oak came from a single tree that once stood proudly on someone’s property. When it was felled, they had it professionally milled, then patiently kiln dried for three years. After that, it sat carefully stored for a few more years… waiting, I guess, for its next chapter.

Today, with Jeanie’s and Chuy’s help—and somehow with hardly a raindrop falling on this beautiful lumber—we got every last board unloaded and stacked.

I don’t take blessings like this lightly.

Somewhere in this stack is the dining room table I’ve always wanted to build for my beautiful wife. Beyond that? I honestly don’t know yet. Maybe five or six tables… maybe furniture I’ll be building years from now. What I do know is that this gift will keep Woobie Woodworks creating for a long time.

It reminds me that businesses like mine aren’t built by one person. They’re built by good people who recommend you, encourage you, believe in you, and sometimes hand you opportunities you could never have created on your own.

To everyone who’s shared my work, commissioned a piece, followed along, or simply told someone, “I know a guy…”—thank you.

Most of all…

Thank You, God.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need a hot shower, a good meal, and a stack of scrap paper… because I think it’s time to start sketching what this beautiful red oak wants to become.

- Vic 🇺🇸
Owner, Woobie Woodworks
𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴

07/04/2026

From History. To Home.

For roughly two decades, this timber stood as part of a pergola overlooking the historic Walled Gardens at Biltmore Estate. Millions of visitors walked beneath it, never imagining that one day it would begin a second life in the Appalachian Mountains as handcrafted furniture at Woobie Woodworks, but that’s exactly what’s happening after I saved from the burn pile a small amount of the timber after its demolition.

I’m building benches with most of the timber, but I’m turning this into one of our new handcrafted plant tables, built to sit at the perfect 19-inch height—right beneath, or level with, most windowsills so your favorite houseplants can enjoy every bit of that beautiful natural light.

Each table is carefully hand-finished with multiple coats of 100% polymerized tung oil, followed by protective coats of polyurethane. The result is a warm, rich, heirloom-quality finish that enhances every grain and scar while providing lasting protection against moisture and everyday spills.

Next comes one of my favorite stages. Strong, matte black steel legs with adjustable leveling feet will be installed using threaded inserts and machine bolts—not the cheap wood screws so commonly found on mass-produced furniture. It’s a stronger, serviceable connection that’s built to last for generations.

Every piece is also individually marked on the underside with the Woobie Woodworks branding iron alongside the words “Limited Vanderbilt Collection.” Using a professional steel punch set, I permanently identify the timber as having come from that old pergola, once just steps from the magnificent home built by George Vanderbilt.

And those cracks, nail holes, weathered edges, and scars? They’re staying.

They tell the story of where this wood has been. They remind us that time leaves its mark on all of us—and that the things which make us different are often the very things that make us beautiful.

This particular piece will soon be going home with Lois, but if you’ve ever wanted to have your own genuine piece of Appalachian history—something with a story, built by hand, and worthy of being passed from one generation to the next—this is your opportunity.

Not just furniture.

A conversation piece.
A piece of history.
An heirloom in the making.

Send me a message to start your build, before it’s all gone.

— Vic
Woobie Woodworks
𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴

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