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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Engineer's got a brand new bag

I first heard of Wood & Faulk when I spied a piece on Matt, the man behind Wood & Faulk, over on the sfgirlbybay Blog. You can read the piece HERE. It just so happens that Wood & Faulk is located here in Portland, actually just up the street from me.

When I saw the Wood & Faulk Carpenter's Bags, I knew I had to get one for the Engineer. Matt was very helpful when I contacted him, reassuring me his bags were definitely made for the craftsman, for the heavy duty carrying of tools. So, I ordered one as a late birthday present.

It's a thing of beauty this bag. Made wonderfully and just the right thing for transporting all of the Engineer's special hand tools. There is one tiny problem, I wanted to keep it for myself.

It's a great feeling to buy a well crafted piece from a local artist.

Wood & Faulk also has a cool blog to check out, with the tag line, "Documentation of experiments, style and craft." Go have a look see.
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14 comments:

  1. Itchin' Stitchin'April 6, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    Oh it's beautiful I wouldn't blame you for wanting to keep it!

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  2. Sherri B.April 6, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    Very nice indeed! I just bet my Mr. could really use something like that and local too. I'm off to check out the links, Father's Day and B.day are just around the corner. Thanks.

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  3. CarolineApril 6, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    Beautiful! My husband has a birthday coming up.... thanks for the inspiration!

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  4. greenrabbitdesignsApril 6, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    I'm not surprised you want to keep it, it's beautiful!
    It would make a great crochet and knitting bag, don't you think!! ;)
    Vivienne x

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  5. MareApril 6, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    Oh i don't blame you for wanting to buy it and then keep it! hahaha it's too pretty to get all dirty with tools!

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  6. Flaming NoraApril 6, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    beautiful bag. There is something about fantastically well crafted utilitarian things that is so compelling. Have really enjoyed looking around the Wood and Faulk site. I know a long haired man who is just going to love the site. Nice one.

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  7. WendyApril 6, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    What incredible work! Wood & Faulk is going on my gift-idea list for my hubby! Thanks for the heads-up! And what was the Engineer's reaction--or has he received it yet?

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  8. usufrutosApril 6, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    Hi Lola!
    I´m a portuguese girl who loves to read your blog.
    I just posted about it on mines - it´s written in portuguese but tells pretty much how i like it.
    thank you!

    (the bag is really nice!)

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  9. lifeshighwayApril 6, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Oh I love that bag. I could find so many cute and useful things to do with it.

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  10. TasApril 6, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    That is just a beautiful piece of work. The Engineer shoule be chuffed. And, if not, well, then, it's all yours... ;)

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  11. Cath @ chunkychookyApril 7, 2011 at 5:22 AM

    Does he like it? love it? it is beautifully made. Maybe you can share it.

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  12. UnknownApril 7, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    Ah! My man has been looking for a bag like this. Thanks for sharing. :)

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  13. Janee LookerseApril 13, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    Oh wow! That bag is gorgeous! And there blog is totally awesome. Thanks for sharing Lola.

    xoxo
    Janee
    yellowbirdyellowbeard.blogspot.com

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  14. AnonymousApril 18, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    Wow, it's beautiful! (so are the tools!) Your man is one lucky guy :)

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