Wisp Woods

About Wisp Woods

Wisp Woods is a woodworking shop in Arlington, South Dakota, run by David Ulschmid, who has been woodworking since 2003. The shop makes hand-crafted pieces: keepsake boxes, live edge bowls, and bookmarks. The stated area is Kingsbury county. Much of the wood comes from trees that fell in the shop's own community. After a wind storm toppled many trees, Ulschmid gathered the downed logs and milled them into slabs. He wrote that he was "seeking to make something good from the destruction," and the slabs became the live edge bowls. The keepsake boxes are made from red oak with cherry bottoms, and the shop also works with ash and maple. The shop's own description calls its work "heritage woodworking," which it describes as making the best use of what past generations have provided. This shop suits a landowner who wants a keepsake, bowl, or bookmark made from a tree that came down on their own place. It is not a timber buyer or a logging outfit, so a landowner selling standing timber should look elsewhere. From wispwoods.com, read 7 November 2026.

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