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About the Shop:

FoxBee Designs. Interesting name, right? I’ve always wondered where people come up with the name that will represent their business. Mine is pretty easy. My wife thought of it. I live on a river called the Fox River: Fox. My wife is a landscape architect with a passion for pollinators, in particular, honeybees: Bees. Hence, FoxBee Designs came to fruition.

About the Owner:

A little about me: My name is Robert Little. I have a passion for learning and teaching myself new things. Growing up, I spent many hours on the water. My family is full of avid water-skiers and I am happiest when I am on a boat. There’s nothing quite like it. I love being outdoors.

I am a self taught ukulele player. I turn to music when I need to turn the rest of the world off. Music is a great stress-reliever and I thoroughly enjoy summer evenings spent strumming on my deck.

I come from a family of people who pride themselves on being self-sufficient and knowledgeable about many trades. I’ve always admired people’s abilities to build and create things by hand. My passion for woodworking started with building a few things around the house - a head board, a small coffee table - a few small projects. From those small projects, I learned very quickly how much I appreciated working with hand tools. My passion evolved and grew when my wife purchased me my first lathe. It was a small tabletop lathe. Naturally, I started with small spindles. There was something therapeutic about it and I very quickly fell in love. I spent hours practicing and learning about new techniques to refine my skills.

I hope you enjoy browsing my work and look forward to sharing more pieces with you.

Cheers!