10/27/2026
Hey everyone,
I wanted to pop on here and give you all an update regarding the shop and upcoming custom builds.
As many of you know, I’ve been navigating a severe knee injury (a torn meniscus and MCL) for the past year and 3 months following a workplace dog bite accident. After a long wait, I finally have my surgery scheduled for next week!
Depending on what the surgeon sees once they’re in there, I will likely be undergoing a full repair of both the meniscus and MCL.
As a result, Hammond River Woodworks is officially on pause for active shop builds. My primary focus right now has to be on surgery, recovery, and getting back on my feet safely.
To current/prospective clients: I will not be taking on physical shop work, custom builds, or timeline commitments during this initial phase of recovery.
I appreciate your patience and understanding so much!
Also means I will unfortunately not be at the Belding Hill Farms Christmas Market again this year but hopefully in the future can be back once I can function! But please go check out Jill and Lukes amazing and magical market they are putting on that begins in a few weeks!
To our supporters & community both from Hampton/surrounding areas and from abroad: Thank you for all the kindness, check-ins, and support over the past year. It truly means the world.
I’ll keep everyone posted on how things go in the coming weeks. Once I'm off crutches and cleared by my medical team, I can't wait to get back out to the shop, make some saw dust, and get back to building for you all! I have some sweet guitar build ideas I've been holding on for some time that just need to be built and tested already!
Thanks for standing by HRWW,
Kyle