Handmade in Verwood, Dorset
Handcrafted in our Dorset workshop using natural materials, each piece is made with care, thought, and attention to detail.
Personalised gifts • Bespoke projects • Small batch commissions
Our story
We're Grace and Richard — a husband and wife team working from a barn workshop in Dorset.
What started as making gifts for the people we care about grew, through word of mouth, into Dorset Custom Crafts. We don't mass-produce, and we don't rush. Each order is treated as a small project, not just a transaction.
If something matters to you, we take the time to make sure it's done properly.
Examples of our work
From personalised chopping boards and slate pieces to memorials, wedding items, and Dorset-inspired designs.
Portrait commissions
Send us a photo that matters — we optimise it and engrave it into wood or slate.
How it works
A name, a message, a photo, or something more unusual. We'll talk it through and check what works best.
"Most pieces begin with a message or a photo that means something."
Grace handles the design and layout, and creates a design for your approval before anything is made.
"I sketch it until the layout feels right — then you see it before we cut." — Grace
Richard works the materials and machinery in our workshop, so the finished piece feels right — never rushed.
"I like the moment the grain shows what a piece wants to be." — Richard
Materials & values
We work primarily with wood and slate, sourcing locally where possible and choosing materials that feel solid, honest and made to last. We're not corporate. We don't follow trends. We focus on making things properly. Much of what we make is shaped by where we live — the wood, the slate, and the textures of the Dorset coast.
Custom orders
If you're thinking about a personalised gift, a memorial piece, or a custom project, we'd love to hear about it. Tell us as much or as little as you like — a name, a message, a photo, or just a rough idea.