This word started as a scrap of cherry wood. Something left over. Something most people would walk right past. I sat down at the scroll saw and I cut it into the most important word I know. LOVE. Cherry wood has a warm reddish brown tone that deepens with age and light. When you hold this piece the grain is visible under your fingers. It has weight. It has warmth. It feels like something real — because it is. This is not a printed sign. This is not mass produced. Every letter was cut by hand on the scroll saw. The design was printed in color so I could see the line against the blade. The letters were drilled and cut from the inside out. And when it was done — I held it in my hands and thought about love. About who I’ve loved. What I’ve loved. The joy of that. And sometimes the sorrow. But mostly the joy. Because love — even when it’s hard — is always worth it. I had a therapist once who kept hand cut wood words in her office. When a client came in struggling she would find the word that fit — hope, courage, believe, faith — and hand it to them. And ask them to hold it during the whole session. There is something about holding a word made of something real — something with weight and texture and grain — that changes how the word lands in you. This piece measures 4.75 inches long by 1.5 inches tall by .75 inches thick. It can be displayed on a shelf, a mantle, a desk, or a windowsill. It can be held. It can be given. It can sit somewhere you see it every day and remind you of the one thing that connects us all. Would a single word change the world? If it changes you — it changes the world. Watch it being made: Episode 12 of Sawdust and Friends — Wood Words — on YouTube.  

 PRODUCT DETAILS:

 • Material: Cherry wood

 • Dimensions: 4.75” long x 1.5” tall x .75” thick

 • Cut by hand on the scroll saw

 • Each piece is one of a kind

 • No two cuts are ever exactly alike

 • Can be displayed or held

 • Made from scrap cherry wood — something beautiful from something leftover

 Every piece in the Sawdust and Friends collection is handmade on the podcast. This piece is one of a kind. When it sells it is gone forever. If you have questions or would like a custom word cut for you reach out at sawdustandfriends@gmail.com 🪵