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MEK Woodworks MEK Woodworks is one person, Matt Kenney. His furniture is modern but grounded in the best of classic design.

This is the first time I’ve used the same color for the paint on the box, lid edge, and the fabric liner. I like it. All...
10/16/2026

This is the first time I’ve used the same color for the paint on the box, lid edge, and the fabric liner. I like it. All three blues pair well with the orangish brown of the figured anigre lid. I also like how the pale color of the basswood frames everything. I have four of this box available. First link in profile.

I have another box available. This style has been quite popular recently, so I’ve made some more. This one has figured a...
10/15/2026

I have another box available. This style has been quite popular recently, so I’ve made some more. This one has figured anigre veneer for the lid. It’s really nice! The basswood body is painted with a blue milk paint I mixed myself, and the lid edge is a darker blue. Pull is cocobolo. Blue fabric lines the interior. Link in profile.

One of my favorite things about wood is its natural chatoyance. When the light hits it just right, it seems to glow from...
10/02/2026

One of my favorite things about wood is its natural chatoyance. When the light hits it just right, it seems to glow from within. I’m excited for next week, because I just ordered 4 different types of figured woods (which have the most stunning chatoyance) to use in new boxes. In the meantime, checkout what’s available in my store (first link in profile). Have a great weekend!

One of the reasons my wife and I get along so well is that we are both greatly appreciate quality pens, pencils, and pap...
10/01/2026

One of the reasons my wife and I get along so well is that we are both greatly appreciate quality pens, pencils, and paper. I’ve started to work on some@boxes designed to hold stationary. Should be fun to make them. This particular box is available (first link in profile). Also, I love the dog-shaped paper clips she introduced me to. They look a little like my pup Jo Jo, whose tail stands and curls like the paper clip dog’s.

I made 4 boxes with end grain tile lids. Each lid contains 16 small squares glued together to create a funky pattern. Al...
09/30/2026

I made 4 boxes with end grain tile lids. Each lid contains 16 small squares glued together to create a funky pattern. All 4 are available (first link in profile). The lids are a bit dizzying, which seems fitting as we transition from Summer to Fall here in New England, which is a whirlwind of sunshine, rain, changing leaves, warm days and chilly nights.

09/25/2026

I love these boxes that open & close like they have a hinge but actually don’t. They’re fun and different. This one has a quartersawn English brown oak lid, fabric inside, and the body is basswood with a custom green milk paint I mix myself. Interested? Tap the first link in my profile. Have a great weekend!

Quartersawn English brown oak sparkles in the sun light. I have three boxes available with lids made from brown oak vene...
09/24/2026

Quartersawn English brown oak sparkles in the sun light. I have three boxes available with lids made from brown oak veneer (first link in my profile). Brown oak is actually white oak. The living white oak is infected by a fungus. The fungus turns the heartwood brown, but also kills the tree. The fungus then dies, too. What’s left is a beautiful wood!

4 end grain tiles I made that I’ll use as box lids. End grain is tough to work with for many reasons, but perhaps the mo...
09/22/2026

4 end grain tiles I made that I’ll use as box lids. End grain is tough to work with for many reasons, but perhaps the most challenging aspect is that it’s almost impossible to predetermine what pattern the tiles will make. It all depends on the board, thickened of the grain lines, how they travel across the surface, etc. that being said, I am getting better and picking out sections of end grain that allow me to have better control over the final pattern. The boxes should be available on Friday.

Thank you! The first box shown sold out yesterday! I have others available and three news ones to come in the next week,...
09/19/2026

Thank you! The first box shown sold out yesterday! I have others available and three news ones to come in the next week, one of which will have an endgrain lid. The last photo shows an end grain lid. Have a great Saturday!

Here’s the latest box. Figured ash veneer for the lid. Quartersawn & figured cherry for the pull. The body is basswood. ...
09/18/2026

Here’s the latest box. Figured ash veneer for the lid. Quartersawn & figured cherry for the pull. The body is basswood. Lived with a funky green fabric. The paint is technically green, but it’s quite dark and reads as grey, I suppose. An even darker green covers the edges of the lid. No hinges. Available. Link in profile. Have a great weekend!

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Watertown, CT

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm

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+18606317616

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