Collectible wooden gifts - handmade and harvested from locally sourced lumber; albeit diseased, dead or storm fell trees. Dark Side of the Wood started out as a jewellery company making plugs from scrap guitar lumber in Maryland, 2011, while luthier Matthew Barrett was working in a production line as a finish hall worker for Paul Reed Smith. Upon acquiring new tools and techniques as he traveled the country, the art produced has expanded ten fold. In late 2017, Matt relocated back to Bucks County, PA in a small suburb of Langhorne, to care for his family. Now, the company sells wood locally sourced from diseased, dying, or naturally fell trees for customers to make their own art projects. The handmade items produced can be purchased at Richland Antiques and Collectibles in Quakertown, PA. The goal of the company is to provide sustainable lumber practices for the local community to support.
