The first collaboration between Abbey Organ Builders and Woodworking on the new choir and organ chapel at St. Michael the Archangel’s Catholic Parish in Leawood, Kansas.

A student’s initiative helped create a showroom at the Abbey Woodshop—bringing together craft, business, and a spirit of Benedictine hospitality.

After a century of daily use in the Abbey Woodshop, some of our legacy machines found greener pastures as fixtures at Pioneer Days in Albany, MN.

The nearly 150 year relationship between Benedictines and St. Mary’s Mission at Red Lake continues with the recent installation of pews and sanctuary furniture crafted by Abbey Woodworking.

On the 1st anniversary of its dedication, Fr. Lew Grobe, O.S.B. gives an updated tour of the Saint John’s Abbey Woodshop. Watch the Tour.

Two years in the making, read how Abbey Woodworking built one of our largest tables to honor the strong integration of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University.

Read Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom article on the work of Saint John’s Arboretum to regenerate Red Oaks and how Abbey Woodworking plays a role.

Among the millions of students moving into college dormitories this fall, Saint John’s University students can a make claim that few if any other students can.

Read how the design voice of Fr. Cloud Meinberg, O.S.B. returns to Abbey Woodworking after 50 years.

Read Jennifer Vogel’s article about Saint John’s Abbey Woodworking entitled, A Higher Plane, in the Spring 2024 issue of American Craft.

Fr. John Meoska, O.S.B., writes about the custom crosier he made earlier this year for Abbot Jonathan Licari, O.S.B.

More than 350 monks, sisters, workers, guests and benefactors gathered this past Tuesday afternoon for the blessing and dedication of the new Saint John’s Abbey Woodshop.

Fr. Lew Grobe, O.S.B. gives a tour updating the progress made over the past three months at the new Saint John's Abbey Woodshop (future home of Abbey Woodworking and Abbey Organ Builders).

Watch a short tour led by Fr. Lew Grobe, O.S.B. highlighting the progress being made inside the new Abbey Woodshop.

In this month’s post, Ryan Kutter, Lead Woodworker, leads us through the dialogue and creation of a custom podium with a poetry purpose. 

Five months of foundational work has permitted the new Abbey Woodshop to rapidly take shape in the first weeks of 2023.

Watch the PBS Newshour segment here.

Experience two months of construction progress in a one minute time-lapse video.

When Thomas Jefferson showed off books from his legendary library he often pulled several volumes off the shelf at a time. Taking inspiration from his design, we developed the "Curtis Table" in consultation with a client who had a similar challenge.

July 26th was a momentous day for Saint John’s Abbey Woodworking and Abbey Organ Builders as around 200 monks, donors, friends, and co-workers gathered in Collegeville to break ground for the new woodworking and organ building center.