E.B. Woodcraft

Name: E.B. Woodcraft
Address: Eagle Point, OR, 97524, US
Telephone: +15412616342
Price range: $

E.B. Woodcraft is a small one-man woodworking business that specializes in producing custom projects Years later, my focus with E.B. At this point E.B.

Woodcraft is a small one-person (and occasionally one-spouse) business located in Southern Oregon which specializes in producing artistically designed kitchen accessories, custom engraved signage, as well as premium quality custom pieces ranging from picture frames to bookcases and beyond. My name is Eric Brokowski, and I am the owner, operator, designer, maker, content curator, and marketer of E.

B. Woodcraft (which is exactly why some of these areas aren't even remotely close to perfect). When I began woodworking as a hobby in 2015, my goal was simply to be able to cut a straight line without leaving a finger on the shop floor. I immediately fell in love with the smell of sawdust and finish, as well as the rush of excitement I get from finishing a project that a friend or friend-to-be will appreciate forever. Woodcraft is to produce premium-quality wood products with a clear focus on the functional and aesthetic value they bring to people’s lives (also without leaving fingers on the shop floor). The pieces that I make are designed to be attractive enough to display in any home or business, and built to be durable enough to withstand everyday use for a lifetime of enjoyment. While woodworking started out as just another hobby to me, I have since cultivated it into a passion that I simply am unable to picture a life without. It brings me limitless joy when I hear from past clients that my work has brought value to their lives. Woodcraft is still a side business in addition to my primary job, which is in a family-owned plastic injection molding machine shop. As if these two things together weren't enough to fill my days, I am also a father of two amazing, beautiful children, husband to a stunning business owning supermom, and somewhat of a homesteader on 5 acres of property in rural Eagle Point, Oregon. While the things above occupy the vast majority of my time, when I can squeeze out a few extra minutes I am either reading books of all kinds or making music in my home studio, which I like to think the neighbors enjoy hearing (they haven't said otherwise, anyway). Want to talk books, music, woodworking, hiking, biking, business, life, or whatever? Reach out and say hi, I’d love to chat!

03/16/2026

Rule number one when asking me to make something: Do NOT say the words "No Rush" under any circumstances.

This client, hereafter referred to as "Texas", is an incredibly patient person. He said "no rush" and, through the 85 back-and-forth emails between us, stood by those words and never once rushed me through this piece despite it taking eleven months to make and ship (averaging approximately 45 minutes of work per month, 15 of which was just me remembering where I left off). Last year was really a bit bumpy for me, and Texas never once pressured me to finish his piece any faster. Be like Texas.

Building this piece came with some breaks from my comfort zone. I don't usually do stained or painted pieces, I had never done flocking before (nor will I again), and shipping finished pieces is quite unfamiliar to me. All things considered, it could have gone a lot worse.

Texas is a really cool guy, and I'm glad we crossed digital paths. I've recently gotten into trading cards as a hobby after a 25-ish year hiatus, and it was nice getting to chat a bit with someone who actually works in the TCG industry. The last two pictures are of the mounted display case with his collection organized all pretty-like.

01/14/2026

So, I completed these on January 3rd, which means I have officially finished the first project of 2026. However, I STARTED these in November, so, by that logic, my last project of 2025 was... a gaggle of spatulas in November. I think I'm okay with that.

These altar boxes are made from Ash, a pretty neat wood that apparently irritates my nostrils something fierce (but manageable). These will likely be the last boxes of this design for at least a while, as we're revamping and streamlining the design a bit before proceeding. These were quite a learning experience, and I'm happy to have been able to do five orders of them, almost 100 boxes.

2025 was a doozy. Some good, some bad: a traumatic family experience, crossing into 20 years together with the Ashley (not quite as traumatic as previous item), learning to set and keep boundaries (both with others as well as myself), revisiting childhood interests and making new friends (MTG!), an abysmal reading year (14 books 😓), one of the worst and one of the best camping trips of my life within two weeks of each other, and what may be the best concert I'll ever attend (after a 4-year hiatus from concerts due to anxiety). Not to mention all of the crazy things going on in our country and the world, finding motivation to post regularly and even produce things in the shop has been difficult. (This may sound like an "I'm quitting" post, but it's not). I would say I'm going to try to post projects more often, but let's be real, I'm probably not. I'm hoping to do more time lapse videos on the lathe (which I haven't touched since May), we'll see how that goes.

In celebration of 20 years (plus one month, now) with my beautiful swamp demon, here is the latest offering of out of context Ashley quotes:

"I bet that tastes better than spiders."

"What would you do if I just started violently sh****ng?"

"I can't see, my eyes are naked and full of tears!"

"Twenty years being with this lady, and she's still stupid." (I did not say this, she did)

"Let me at least find out if the cow is okay!"

"Broth is just meat tea."

AND a bonus quote from Logan:

"I'm going to stock lots of milk in my store so kids can see their dads again!"

11/08/2025

When was my last post? June?

Well, I finished a couple things, didn't finish a couple more, didn't take pictures of almost anything, and here we are in November, and look! Shelves! Blurry pictures, but they look much clearer in person (unless you normally wear glasses and aren't wearing them for some reason).

These were made for a friend and local maker (along with another set that I did not, unfortunately, remember to take pictures of). They break down easily (same, buddy), are perfectly balanced* (as all things should be; see below), and are made from gorgeous (obnoxiously expensive) walnut.

These were pretty fun to make, and the joinery, as simple as it is, was very satisfying to dial in. I only neglected three other projects to... not get these done on time. But hey, I'm getting closer to being punctual.

*Perfect balance requires the use of a support block underneath the front of the bottom shelf.
You might say, "But Eric, doesn't that mean they're not perfectly balanced?"
I would, of course, respond with, "You shut the hell up."

06/08/2025

Valet trays (more commonly referred to as "catch-all" or "crap catcher") have been rattling around on my to-do list for a few months now. In April, I gave them an attempt and I felt like the design turned out fine, but not amazing. They were pretty, but also just kind of lacked something I couldn't quite put into words.

Last week, I glued up three tray blanks and decided to finish the sides in three different ways, three different profiles. I drew on the first profile I had in mind, and decided to skip the others because this one was IT. I'm sure there are ways to improve it, but for now, I love this shape and style. The curves work really well with the figure in this birch, and I think it has a nice balance.

I've been reading a few books on furniture design, and they have been very much inspiring change in how I approach projects, even little trays like this. "Good Eye" and "Principles of Design" from have so much information on proportions, mass distribution, and so, so much more. I even busted out a pair of dividers when designing these, a tool I used to think of as obsolete. Oh, how wrong I was.

I am so happy that I bought and read those books when I did. I still have so much to read and learn (I may have accidentally bought like 15 LAP books at once that month, so I still have a lot more to dive into), but it's so cool to get to apply the things I've learned.

05/20/2025

New sign, who dis?

I'm bad at posting regularly. I would like to say that I try to improve, but really I just kind of think of trying to improve without actually trying. Does that count?

I've been itching to land on a new logo for a few years now, and I've had a couple of ideas, but nothing that has really resonated with me. Even this isn't perfect by any means, but I'm happy with how it looks for now, and I'll probably update it again later. For now though, this is a fine piece to take to markets when I do them.

Some 25-ish years ago, I took a random calligraphy class without the slightest idea what calligraphy was (I was 10, cut me some slack). I kind of liked it, and the interest stuck and some 20 years later I picked up some dip nibs and got scribbling. I've drawn many variations of this "EB", and think I like this one the best. I spent more time than I probably should have cleaning it up in V-Carve, which isn't exactly an art program, but it's what I know how to use, so that's what I went with.

05/07/2025

Third box order in the books! This round was constructed from solid birch, and every wood component was made in my shop (no plywood tops or bottoms). This is a mountain of work, but they are so cool and these clients are such amazing people that it is just so worth it. I *almost* finished these on time. I didn't take pictures of every box, but there were nine of each size.

I think I'm starting to get the hang of the process, though there are still a few small bugs to work out.

Things that went better:

Last time, I was learning how to use the Veritas Dual Marking Gauge, and it felt clumsy for marking the hinge hole positions. This time, I think I got the hang of it, and all of the hinge holes were not only aligned nearly perfectly, but were also done in a quarter of the time as the first round. You would think that something as simple as a marking gauge would be easy to use, but it actually took quite a bit of getting used to.

Material prep for the small boxes went really well, and I was able to do continuous grain around almost all of them. This took a little planning, but was very much so worth it in my opinion. Continuous grain is just such a nice touch. I wasn't able to do this as easily for the large boxes since all of the panels were glued up, but there were a couple larges that had nearly continuous grain.

Things that went a bit worse:

The angled plates in the small trays, this time, for some reason, were a huge pain and took about twice as long as last time. I'm not really sure why; they were just not fitting as well and took a lot of time to adjust and wiggle into place.

Sanding felt like it took years. It was probably the same as last time, but it felt a lot more tedious this time around. In all, this was in the neighborhood of 20 hours of sanding.

Large box glue-ups were being rude and slipping a lot. I think my saw blade was slightly off square, because I haven't had the same issue since then. Just one of those little annoying things I take for granted and don't think to check every time.

03/30/2025

A few of my favorites from this recent order of medium woven boards. That contrast with the cherry is just gorgeous.

03/15/2025

Long story short, it's milling day at the Butte Creek Mill, and you can now find my cutting boards and spatulas in the store!

How sentimental do I want this post to be?

I remember visiting the Butte Creek Mill as a kid growing up in Eagle Point. Even now, hearing the door creak open, and I smell the wood and the spices, it snaps me back to some of the happiest parts of my childhood. It may not have been, geographically speaking, but the mill always felt like the center of town to me. Sometimes we got pancake mix, or maple syrup in fancy tins, or some hard candy, and if we were lucky, we got to see the stones grinding up wheat into flour; if we were REALLY lucky, we could go downstairs and watch the water powered turbine in action.

I still remember how gutted I felt when I heard on Christmas day in 2015 that most of the building had burned down. It was like a piece of my childhood had been ripped away; something like that happens in some way to everyone eventually, and it's not easy for anyone when it does.

Eventually, through many struggles, the mill was rebuilt and is fully operational again as a nonprofit organization. If you have the means, stop in and buy a bag of flour, pancake mix, or some hard candy, maybe see the mill grinding away, and say "hi" to my childhood for me.

A little while ago, I was asked if I wanted to make pieces to sell in their store. I jumped at the opportunity, and here we are. It's a strange and surreal feeling being a grown-up and doing grown-up things in a place that still so keenly makes me feel like a kid again.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have some sawdust in my eyes to tend to.

03/01/2025

Sometimes weathered wood can really clean up nice. Not sure what made me stick these myrtle boards outside some 3-4 years ago, but they sure look lovely now.

I've finally landed on a design I actually like for cutting board display stands. Not too chunky, not too complicated, something that can utilize small pieces of wood I might not be able to use otherwise.

02/07/2025

A long overdue restock for (plus a couple things not pictured).

Come down to tonight from 4-7pm for their First Friday event! There will be music starting at 5, fresh new wood things (including two new products never before available to the public! Wowzers! Specialness!), probably chocolates and pottery and adult beverages and non-adult beverages, and I don't know, jewelry and soap and art and clothes and other really cool things.

And I'll be there to awkwardly say "hi" to.
Is that a selling point? I feel like that's not a selling point...

01/25/2025

First of all, I'd like to apologize to all of the people stuck behind me as I drove to deliver these boxes this morning; if it seemed like I was driving as though there were eighteen unbuckled newborns loose in my backseat, it's because there were. Slow and steady.

While all of these turned out gorgeous, as with every order I have my favorites. The small one in the first picture is my favorite overall, and the very stripey large one at the bottom of the stack is my second favorite. I didn't take closer pictures because... it was at the bottom. I didn't want to unstack them. That's it. I was going on 3 hours of sleep, cut me some slack (I've napped since then, sentience has returned).

Things were learned during this run. Many things. This is the second order of this setup and quantity of boxes, and the first in which the tops, bottoms, and angled plates in the trays were all made from lumber (instead of plywood). I miscalculated how much walnut I'd need to complete it, and lost a lot of hours scrambling to prepare lumber from my stash (lumber that was not ideally dimensioned for what I needed it for... more work, more "waste", more time).

Also, there are eighteen boxes. How many times do you think I glued my fingers to them?
The answer is 36.
(Okay, maybe not QUITE twice per box, but not far from it)

So many parts of making these boxes are stressful and scary, but an equal or greater portion of making them is lovely, satisfying, and gratifying. One of my favorite hand tools sees a lot of use when making the dividers, and that time is just a gift and one of my favorite parts of woodworking.

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Eagle Point, OR
97524

Telephone

+15412616342

Website

http://www.ebwoodcraft.com/

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