Celebrating 35 Years of Service

Preserving, Demonstrating and Teaching the Craftsmanship Techniques of the Victorian Era

Eric Hollenbeck, his family and staff welcome you to the Blue Ox Millworks, where Victorian craftsmanship techniques of the 1800s are utilized to produce authentic custom quality products for homes around the world.  Our customers have included two governors' mansions, national parks, historic cathedrals, even the President of the United States. And Blue Ox is now certified by the American Institute of Timber Construction, making it possible for us to provide even more services in the construction or restoration of your home.

Custom-made interior and exterior mouldings, Balusters and columns, custom wood windows,  wood doors, redwood gutter, corbels, gable decorations, any Victorian gingerbread or Victorian reproductions, our expert craftsmen will match any pattern!  For reproductions, renovation, restoration, or just that special touch for your new home, Blue Ox's custom woodworking will insure your product is the envy of the neighborhood.  Whether your needs are structural or decorative, visit our millworks page, and find out how Blue Ox can go to work for you! 

We pride ourselves on authenticity.  From our blacksmith shop to our historic craftsman's apothecary, from the world's largest collection of moulder knives to our wide assortment of hand planes, Blue Ox is a craftsman's paradise, presided over by a true craftsman.  With over forty years of experience, Eric has become a master communicator in the delicate language of wood, and he shares his skills at our living history park.

Magnificent redwoods and Victorian architecture welcome visitors to the historic California North Coast (there are more Victorians per capita in Eureka than any other city in the state). In our living history park see America's frontier past come alive.  Take one of our tours and watch our craftsmen use antique machinery of the 1800's and early 1900's to do custom woodworking, restoration, print and bind books, blacksmith a nail, or mix stains and varnishes. Meet Babe and Blue, our oxen.  Or come take a class at our school where both adults and youth learn about the traditions of the past via hands-on workshops.