ABOUT

Welcome and thanks for checking out my website!

About me…  I always enjoyed the rewards of taking a rough piece of wood and turning it into something beautiful.

After I retired a couple years ago, I went through a rediscovery of myself exploring new things I enjoyed doing. It took me down many paths, but the one path that seemed to get the most attention was wood working. One day I decided to make a bird house. That one bird house evolved into 12 people wanting one. It was kind of cool and so I started getting more creative which created more demand. That lead into expanding my woodworking skills into other things after taking some classes, networking with other wood makers, investing in new tools and a lot of learning just trying things out.

However, having fun making things created a little problem, what to do with everything I was making. I enjoyed seeing people interested in my things, so I started doing crafts shows.  Then my little hobby got a life of its own with friends, family and word of mouth increasing the demand for things and so…  Crane Custom Crafts was born and here I am!

My wood supply…  Many of the rustic things I make are using repurposed wood and my live edge wood I get through a lumber guy that gets his trees from the local tree removal companies. So much of the wood comes from trees removed in local neighborhoods. He custom slices them and dries it in a vacuum kiln. It costs a bit more, but the wood doesn’t warp and it absorbs the finish better. I support the local family owned lumber yards in the area to, so all my wood like Maple, Walnut, Cherry, Oak and Poplar comes locally here in Michigan.

See something or have an idea… Anything you see in the gallery of things I made I can usually duplicate. However, keep in mind everything is handmade and wood grows on trees, so there are a lot of variations that will make it one of a kind for you, so nothings exactly the same.

Currently, I am only serving a local clientele to manage my small business and to maintain quality. I do occasionally ship things by request.

Feel free to reach out or send me a note via email.

It’s been a lot of fun and I’m meeting so many nice people in this journey. Thanks for stopping in as your interest is greatly appreciated.

Bruce Crane

CRANE CUSTOM CRAFTS

CraneCrafts2024@gmail.com