Energetic team
Kicksmith is a two-man team from as far south as you can possibly go in New Jersey. Woodworking has been in our roots from early childhood days as well as playing the guitar and we try to combine the two as much as we possibly can. Kicksmith started when we built a live-edge pedalboard for our personal effects and once we put all the pedals onto the board. We saw the opportunity to add another piece of wood onto the pedals themselves and boom, Kicksmith was born.
Locally Sourced Wood
At Kicksmith, we mill our own locally sourced maple, oak and walnut while occasionally doing runs of certain special woods. We also paint toppers if someone has an idea they want to run with or if we are feeling like adding some color.
Future Projects
We have been messing around with resin lately and we have a few toppers and guitar knob prototypes combining resin with wood out in the wild that are being tested. We are also experimenting with different topper shapes, painting techniques, and of course setting toppers on fire.. cause ya know… why not. The crazier the idea, the more we like it.
Extra!
Uniqueness of each topper is what stands out for us. We have done a few sets for boards that the toppers are made from the bottom of the tree going upward. The outcome is that players signal chain has toppers on it in sequence from the start to finish, exactly how the tree grew.