Welcome to Gravelle Woods.
A patriot and retired U.S. Navy Warrant Officer of 26 years, my name is Greg Gravelle. This site features products made by me in Michigan bringing love of country, patriotism and craftsmanship together. Using the finest local materials, I create heirloom quality products designed to be displayed with pride and for the enjoyment of our current and future generations.
As Americans, we want and demand high quality - the level of quality that is time-honored and respectful of those men and women who have gone before us and sacrificed for our God given freedoms.
Wood:
My work is almost exclusively in Oak, Walnut, Maple and Cherry. While they have their place, I do not generally use wood stains. The do enhance the color of lesser quality woods. When using quality hardwoods, I find stains hide the natural beauty of the wood and take away from the true beauty of the piece.
Design:
Most of my designs are straight forward, simple, clean and timeless taking pride in material selection and craftsmanship. As much as is possible work is completed using the same lot of wood and for smaller projects, the same board. In this way, colors and tones match throughout the piece. Likewise, every effort is made to also match grain patterns so that, in most pieces, the grain of the different assembled pieces flows even around corners. Because wood is unique from tree to tree and board to board, each piece of work I complete has own unique and inherent beauty - a gift of nature. I endeavor to capture that beauty in most aesthetically pleasing way.
Quality:
My work is designed and created with long-term quality in mind. That means high quality mechanical fasteners and joinery which outperforms simple glue and nails. each joint is fastened with screws, dowels, biscuits or some other mechanical joint that far exceeds the reliability of glue alone. For flag cases and shadow boxes, double strength in lieu of commonly used plexiglass is used to offer superior viewing over time. All this ensures the lifetime of pleasure from every piece that leaves my shop.
Please enjoy looking around my website. I will be adding more products and they are designed. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
-Greg
A patriot and retired U.S. Navy Warrant Officer of 26 years, my name is Greg Gravelle. This site features products made by me in Michigan bringing love of country, patriotism and craftsmanship together. Using the finest local materials, I create heirloom quality products designed to be displayed with pride and for the enjoyment of our current and future generations.
As Americans, we want and demand high quality - the level of quality that is time-honored and respectful of those men and women who have gone before us and sacrificed for our God given freedoms.
Wood:
My work is almost exclusively in Oak, Walnut, Maple and Cherry. While they have their place, I do not generally use wood stains. The do enhance the color of lesser quality woods. When using quality hardwoods, I find stains hide the natural beauty of the wood and take away from the true beauty of the piece.
Design:
Most of my designs are straight forward, simple, clean and timeless taking pride in material selection and craftsmanship. As much as is possible work is completed using the same lot of wood and for smaller projects, the same board. In this way, colors and tones match throughout the piece. Likewise, every effort is made to also match grain patterns so that, in most pieces, the grain of the different assembled pieces flows even around corners. Because wood is unique from tree to tree and board to board, each piece of work I complete has own unique and inherent beauty - a gift of nature. I endeavor to capture that beauty in most aesthetically pleasing way.
Quality:
My work is designed and created with long-term quality in mind. That means high quality mechanical fasteners and joinery which outperforms simple glue and nails. each joint is fastened with screws, dowels, biscuits or some other mechanical joint that far exceeds the reliability of glue alone. For flag cases and shadow boxes, double strength in lieu of commonly used plexiglass is used to offer superior viewing over time. All this ensures the lifetime of pleasure from every piece that leaves my shop.
Please enjoy looking around my website. I will be adding more products and they are designed. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
-Greg