Walnut Salad Bowl

As a child, Kelly Roley of Billet and Blade spent her weekends in her grandfather's wood shop. Watching a stack of dusty boards transform into an heirloom was captivating and her love affair with wood began. After college, Kelly attended woodworking school and began a career in furniture making. It was always about the wood. The grain and texture. The anticipation in revealing what lay just beneath the surface.

Kelley produces all of her production herself in her Nashville, TN studio. Her focus is on working with simple hand tools. “Using the same techniques, tools and materials that have been used for hundreds and thousands of years keeps me connected to the past and the world around me. The tradition of heritage craft needs to be preserved and passed on”.