Hollis Woodshop

About

A person's hand guides a piece of wood through a woodworking machine in a workshop.

A two-person workshop in Gengenbach

Lena and Jonas Hollis make every board, bowl and spoon in a former sawmill shed at the edge of the Black Forest. The wood comes from storm-felled oak, ash, walnut and cherry from forests within 30 km.

A person carves wood with a chisel and mallet on a workbench in a workshop.

Cut, carved and oiled by hand

Each board is cut from a single plank, shaped with spokeshaves and carving knives, sanded to 320 grit and oiled three times with linseed oil. A bowl takes two days from rough blank to finish.

In the workshop

  • A person using a mallet and chisel to carve a piece of wood on a workbench.
    Carving a handle with mallet and chisel
  • A man in traditional clothing works with wood in a workshop surrounded by piles of wooden planks.
    The timber store
  • Person chopping broccoli on a wooden cutting board in a kitchen with various vegetables and eggs nearby.
    A finished board at work