Dirt Farmer Industries

10/19/2025

This design didn’t get nearly enough love the first time we showed it off— which is a shame, because it’s one of our favorites.

So we gave the design a little tune-up, packed our bags and boarded a 23-hour flight —with two layovers— all the way to New Zealand, just to take this picture.

Here it is: our updated Middle-earth Cutting Board in the Shire.

—If there’s enough interest, we might start keeping a few of these in stock. But for now, this one’s bound for a very special adventurer— just the sort of person we’d want carrying it on their journey.

*(We did not go to New Zealand for this photo, which was taken on a dining room table).

10/17/2025

Just wanted to take a minute to say how grateful we are for all the support after our last post.

The outpouring of generosity and encouragement honestly stopped us in our tracks for a bit.
Reminded us why we do this — and who we’re doing it for.

Because what we’re building here at Dirt Farmer Industries isn’t just about parts and prints.
It’s about people.
Folks who care about quality — about work done the right way, with patience, precision, and pride.

Every order, every kind word, every bit of faith you send our way — it all matters. More than you know.

We’ll keep showing up, the way y’all show up for us.
Doing the work with our hands, our hearts, and our machines — building something humble and honest that lasts.

10/16/2025

We need a little help keeping the lights on.

Everyone is feeling the pinch these days, but if you can help us keep this 3 year-old small business alive — whether shopping our products, reaching out for custom work or even a collaboration, we’ll be eternally grateful.

❤️

10/14/2025

One of the finest beverages to ever exist

10/12/2025

Playing around with the laser this morning, wanted to mark my lathe bits for school.

Turns out— YES! We can engrave tool steel (HSS).

Gotta dial it in a little better for customers, but this is RAD.

10/11/2025

From the Dirt Farmer Industries workbench: a harvest of ideas, grown in plastic, wood, and light.

Laser engraving, woodworking, prototyping, 3D-printed speaker covers, cake toppers, awards, and trophies —this is just a taste of what we can do.

At Dirt Farmer Industries, we don’t just make things; we cultivate them. Every project is carefully considered from start to finish, tailored to your unique goals, and designed to solve the problem you actually need solved. We combine precision, creativity, and practical insight to deliver bespoke solutions that fit perfectly in your world.

We take craftsmanship seriously, curiosity seriously, and quality seriously — but never ourselves too seriously.

If you have an idea that needs to exist in the real world, we can help make it happen.

10/10/2025

This plagues every small maker.

Please leave reviews!

10/10/2025

Go there. Find some joy. It’s on sale.

10/10/2025

10/09/2025

Finally made it through to my first real machining projects in the gunsmithing program at Piedmont Community College. Until this program, I’d never touched a mill or lathe—everything I’ve done has been 3D printing and laser engraving.

That shift has frankly been a revelation. Instead of working in millimeters, I’m now chasing thousandths of an inch. It’s a different kind of focus, and to be honest, I loathe the fractional math with a passion.

But slowing down and paying attention at that scale is already changing how we work back at Dirt Farmer Industries.

Where “close enough” used to get the job done, we’re now building better jigs, setting up more precise layouts, and making sure everything is as repeatable as possible. It feels like re-ordering the horse and the cart—slowing down to set things up right so the results are better in the long run.

It’s still too early to see any real financial return, but the payoff in skill and confidence is already obvious. More than that, it’s starting to upend the way we think about our work and our central philosophy altogether. Quality and precision aren’t just nice-to-have anymore—they’re quickly becoming the core of how we plan to grow and bring in new business.

What about you—what’s something you learned that made you rethink the way you approach your work (or hobby)?

10/06/2025

Still working on that video tho…




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