What is Gohba Handcrafts

A few people has asked me lately what my logo is and what it all means, and I promised @kubbyelizabeth that I'd do this post for her. Is it masonic, is it altruistic, am i the devil etc.

So I thought I'd give you all a bit of a run down on what Gohba is all about.

So the name Gohba (actually pronounces Go-Wah) is Gaelic meaning Blacksmith. The company started out with a metalworking and blacksmithing focus. The logo is actually designed to be made into a branding iron so i can burn the logo into my pieces.

One of my favourite metal work pieces is this feature light I made for a friends gym.

This was all hand rolled steel, the main ball stands about 1m high. It was great fun to make.
Featured by Ryobi Australia HERE

Some of the most common items I make are serving boards, but i do these with live edge local timbers.

Horse Shoe board HERE

I also play around with a new nick nack things for markets such as desk organisers.

As well as Razor handles. These are fairly popular, they carry the Gillete Mach 3 heads so fairly universal

one one for the girls

I also have a range of pens for weddings. These are titled the Beam Pen. The text below explains the symbolism behind it.

The Beam Pen

This pen is made from a roofing truss sustainable sourced from an old Queensland home.
This pen represents all of the elements of marriage.
As a tree, it stood alone wondering what may become of it. Eventually it was harnessed and turned into something useful.
The once free timber was milled and refined to become an integral piece within a house.
The happy couple being joined in this marriage are represented by the walls. On their own they will crumble and fall when the situation gets too rough. The beam holds the walls together.
The beam also holds the roof up, housing and protecting the family that lives beneath the beam.
The beam may warp, crack and be damaged but it can always be repaired.
The beam comes in all different shapes, colours and sizes, each one is unique and can never be compared.
This beam has stood the test of time and will continue to do so for years to come in all of its different form.

But currently, I'm working more towards bespoke furniture. This is the last side table I made.

So I hope you liked this. If you'd like to follow along with my shennanigans in woodworking more exclusively, my instagram is @gohbahandcrafts feel free to follow along.

I'm looking to implement a SBD payment option once I re-do my website, so all you guys may be interested in that.

Be sure to follow @teamaustralia and come chat to us all over on Discord. If there's any other woodworkers out there, I'd love to set up a group to discuss all things woodworking.