Press
DIYPhotography.net, February 1 2012
Tirosh, Udi J. “Beautifully Hand Crafted Wooden Time Lapse Dolly”
Wood worker Brian Grabski and photographer Josh Van Patter collaborated both photographic know-how and superb craftsmanship to create this beautiful piece of work.
Sun Post, January 26 2012
Reader’s Choice Winner ”Best Cabinet/Countertop Company”
You voted. We counted. Look inside to see who won best…
TileSupplyOnline.com, October 25 2011
Sizemore, Christina “5 Fabulous Custom Kitchens across the Country”
This “Fitted Furniture” style kitchen was designed and made by Minneapolis based custom woodworker Brian Grabski and co-designed by Twin Cities designer Chris VanKlei.
TheWoodWhisperer.com, February 16 2011
Lake, Bruce “Brian’s Bookcase with Hidden Drawer”
An exceptional bookcase with a mind-boggling hidden drawer mechanism!
WoodworkingNetwork.com, December 2010
Esler, Bill “Wall Units, Saw Safety, ComDust, Furniture YouTube: Top WWN Blogs in 2010″
Significantly, the most viewed blog embedded video to show the operation of a furniture project that is equal parts whimsy, magic and strong sales appeal to customers.
Hackaday.com, November 2010
Szczys, Mike “Time-lapse camera dolly”
This track-based setup is a well executed tool useful at all levels of photography.
The Crafts Report, October 2010
LaFever, Nancy “Expand and Enhance Your Business With the Internet”
Woodworker Brian Grabski attributes a “leaked” YouTube video to increased traffic to his website and interest in his work.
Star Tribune, September 2010
Youngblood, Dick “Woodworker’s success runs against the recession’s grain”
Geoffrey Olinyk, shop teacher at Champlin Park High School, says Brian Grabski was one of his best students, describing him as “an incredible young man who pays attention to detail and settles for nothing short of perfection.”
Custom Woodworking Business, June 2010
Esler, Bill “Magic Finished Case Has Hidden Drawers”
To create the rich tones on the walnut and Carpathian elm burl book matched veneer top, he used Kusmi #1 button shellac imported directly from India. The shellac is applied over a preliminary coat of boiled linseed oil.
WoodworkingNetwork.com, April 2010
Kuhl, Helen “If Rube Goldberg Built a Wall Unit…”
One of the best aspects of covering the woodworking industry is running across a project that is especially clever and fun. Case in point is a custom bookcase by Brian Grabski of Designed and Made in Minneapolis, MN, that was featured recently on YouTube.
SlashGear.com, October 2009
Davies, Chris “Secret furniture gets brilliant, elaborate physical mechanism [Video]”
So far there’s no sign of the finished product on Grabski’s site, but from looking through the rest of his gallery we’ve no reason to believe it isn’t going to end up looking brilliant. Sadly we don’t think we can afford to commission him ourselves.
Pool & Billiard Magazine, May 2009
“Pool Tables: Elite Options, Unique Choices, One-Of-A-Kind!”
If you are ready to make your game room the center of attention in your neighborhood, it all begins with a focal point, that beautiful hand crafted pool table.
Billiards Digest, November 2008
Leider, Nicholas “Wild Ideas: Unique Tables Through Custom Woodworking”
Grabski has now turned his attention to making pool tables – each on being a kind of functional piece of art. For every table, Grabski hand selects wood with unique and unusual grain patterns to give each piece a distinctive look.