Custom hardwood pieces built one at a time in northern Virginia. Some are commissioned. Some find their way to a market or a local shop. All of it comes off the same bench.
Commission a PieceThe Work
Hollow & Hound makes custom hardwood pieces — cutting boards, serving pieces, and commissioned work — built to a standard that assumes the piece will still be in use decades from now.
Nothing here is produced in volume. Each piece is built when it's ordered, finished by hand, and signed before it leaves the shop.
Find Us
The work moves around. Farmer's markets, local shops, restaurant kitchens, and custom commissions. If you want something specific, reach out.
Northern Virginia, seasonally. Follow on Instagram for dates and locations.
Select pieces placed with local retailers in Loudoun County and surrounding area.
Prep boards and service pieces made for working kitchens.
Built to order. Starts with a conversation.
Philosophy
Most things are made to a price. Hollow & Hound is made to a standard. The difference shows up in the details — the species of wood, how it's milled, how it's finished, whether the joint will hold twenty years from now.
That standard isn't written down anywhere. It's just the threshold below which a piece doesn't leave the shop.
The work is done in hardwoods — white oak, black walnut, cherry, maple. Species chosen because they're honest materials: they move predictably, finish well, and improve with age and use.
The shop is small and focused. That's not a limitation — it's a condition of doing this kind of work properly.
Every piece is built when it's commissioned or made in small batches for markets and local shops. Nothing sits in inventory waiting. The work is current or it doesn't exist.
Everything that leaves the shop gets signed. That's accountability, not branding.
An object made with care holds that care in it. The person who owns it may not be able to articulate why it feels different — but they know. That's what this work is for.
Ready?
Every piece starts with a conversation about what you have in mind.
Let's Talk →The Work
Custom commissions and one-off pieces. Everything shown here was built to order or made in small runs.
Commission a Piece
Every commission starts with a conversation. Some examples of what's been made — and what can be.
Cutting Boards
Edge grain. End grain. Long grain.
Hardwoods selected for how they cut and how they last. Sized to the kitchen, not the catalog.
Serving Pieces
Charcuterie boards. Serving trays. Cheese boards.
Built for the table. Sized for what you're serving, finished for how it looks getting there.
Custom Inlay
Logos. Monograms. Crests. Patterns.
Wood inlay set flush into the surface. The design becomes part of the piece, not applied to it.
Signage
Business signs. Home signs. Event pieces.
Routed or carved lettering in hardwood. Built to live on a wall for decades, not months.
Restaurant & Hospitality
Prep boards. Service trays. Tap handles.
Built to work every day and look right doing it. Sized to spec, finished for daily service.
Something Else
If it's wood, it's worth a conversation.
Not everything fits a category. Reach out with what you have in mind and we'll figure out if it can be built.
Commission a piece.
Start a Commission →Custom Work
Every commissioned piece starts the same way — a conversation. Fill out the form and expect a personal response within 48 hours.
Tell us what you're thinking. Even a rough idea is plenty to start.
Expect a personal reply. We'll sort out the wood, dimensions, timeline, and whatever makes the piece right for you.
Once the details are agreed, work begins. You'll hear updates along the way.
Every piece comes with a note about the wood and the maker's signature.
