Cocktail coaster collection
A drink recipe that can't get ruined when someone spills a drink on it.
Handcrafted Engraved Made to be kept
Things worth touching. Made worth keeping.
Wood, slate, leather, glass, metal and whatever else we can convince a laser or woodworking tool to cooperate with.
Made in coastal North Carolina.
Shown: a layered map of Oriental, NC. It’s a render; the real one sold.
What we make
So… what exactly do you make?
That’s a surprisingly difficult question.
We turn wood. We engrave slate. We make maps out of layers of wood. We put logos on things. We make signs, gifts, coasters, boards, memorial pieces, barware and occasionally something that didn’t have a name until somebody asked us to make it.
Personalized Goods
Coasters, cutting boards, gifts, names, dates, monograms and custom artwork.
Explore personalized workHome & Bar
Cocktail coasters, bar signs, bottle accessories, kitchen pieces and things that make drinking establishments considerably more interesting.
Explore home & bar
Woodwork
Turned pepper mills, bowls, vases, urns, layered pieces and one-off woodworking projects.
Explore woodwork
Business & Events
Logos, signage, branded gifts, event pieces, QR codes, bulk engraving and custom production runs.
For businessesFeatured work
Things we can make
Layered wood maps
Maps built in layers, engraved with the places that matter.
Custom signs
Your words. Your joke. Your questionable sense of humor. Permanently burned into something.
Turned wood
Sometimes the wood gets to decide what it wants to become.
Logos & business work
Your logo deserves better than another coffee mug.
Some of these are photographs. Some are AI renders of pieces that sold before anyone thought to take a decent picture. All of them, we can make again.
View more workCustom work
Got an idea?
Good. Those are our favorite projects.
Tell us your ideaPhotos, sketches, logos and badly drawn diagrams are all welcome.
- Maybe you saw something here and want your name on it.
- Maybe you have a company logo.
- Maybe you need twenty-five gifts.
- Maybe you drew something on a napkin.
- Maybe you have an idea that begins with:
“This might sound weird, but…”
That’s usually where things get interesting.
Custom orders
How custom orders work
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You have an idea
Tell us what you're thinking.
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We figure it out
Material, size, design, engraving and how we're actually going to build the thing.
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You approve it
For custom graphics or layouts, you'll see the design before production.
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We make it
Then we turn perfectly good material into something considerably more interesting.
Materials
What can we put your idea on?
- Wood
- Slate
- Leather
- Glass
- Acrylic
- Cork
- Paper
- And probably something you're about to ask us about
Have something unusual in mind? Ask us. Half the fun is figuring out whether we can do it.
Business & bulk orders
Your logo looks good on things.
Need branded gifts, signage, awards, promotional pieces, client gifts, employee gifts, event items or something nobody else at the trade show is giving away?
We can produce custom small-batch and bulk work using your logo, artwork or design.
- Company logos
- Promotional items
- Employee gifts
- Client gifts
- Wedding and event pieces
- Awards
- Signage
- QR codes
- Small production runs
- Custom packaging pieces
Why Tinkered Tactile?
Why buy something somebody bothered to make?
Made here
These aren't anonymous products arriving by the container load with your initials added later.
Designed around you
Names, dates, artwork, logos, locations, jokes and weird ideas are encouraged.
Built to last
The goal isn't disposable stuff. It's making things people don't want to throw away.
About
We like making things.
Tinkered Tactile exists because making one kind of thing forever sounded boring.
- Woodworking led to woodturning.
- Woodturning led to engraving.
- Engraving led to lasers.
- Lasers led to wondering what else could be engraved.
What should we make?
You bring the idea. We’ll bring the tools.