About Us
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Update, January 2021
Bob officially hung up his shop apron for the last time at the end of December. Wolf Hill Woodworking is now the only manufacturer producing genuine Bob Bedard hammers, as well as several of my own design. All our hammers are individually handcrafted and finished – no laser cut, factory production line hammers here! I’ve also designed a completely unique, fully adjustable scissor hammered dulcimer stand and am making music holders for hammered and mountain dulcimers, rhythm bones, and will soon have a free-standing adjustable wood music stand available. Dawn is making hammer cases, rhythm bone bags, and some other cool stuff. Check out what’s available in our Web Store, and look for our ad in Dulcimer Players News. |
Bob and Ron at Bob's Joyful Noise Music hammer shop, May 2017. Click photo for the History of Joyful Noise Music.
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What a ride it has been since that fateful day we met Bob in 2011. My wife and I are so grateful to Bob for his generosity, sharing his wisdom and finely-honed craft with me, and allowing me to carry on his legacy of making the finest hammers I’ve ever played with. We wish Bob many years of happy retirement. God bless you, brother!
Many blessings to all of you from Berne, New York
Many blessings to all of you from Berne, New York
Our History
My wife Dawn and I started Wolf Hill Woodworking with a line of handmade hotplates and jigsaw puzzles and were vendors at numerous craft fairs in upstate NY. One of the venues we looked forward to most was the Old Songs Festival of Traditional Music & Dance in the village of Altamont every June. Our booth was across from David's Dulcimers, where we learned to love both the music of the hammered dulcimer and the people who made and sold them.
Like many players, I had noticed that there were numerous hammer makers, and even more hammer designs out there. I had quite a collection of hammers and had tried many different styles over the years. Unequivocally, Bob Bedard’s hammers were the highest quality hammers I had ever used. Bob is a true craftsman.
We had the pleasure of meeting Bob and his lovely wife Pauline at the Winter Creek Reunion Dulcimer Festival in Bennington, OK in 2011. We immediately hit it off and started communicating over the phone and through email. As a fellow woodworker, I offered to help him any way I could, and Wolf Hill Woodworking started selling Bob’s hammers on eBay and at festivals we attended. Bob offered to teach me his techniques and I spent a week in his workshop learning from him.
In 2013, with Bob's blessing, I started practicing making hammers by making practice hammers, and Wolf Hill Woodworking’s felted Stealth Hammer was born. Over the years I’ve refined my hammer making skills and we’ve built our business with the goal of continuing Bob’s legacy of producing the finest, individually hand-made hammered dulcimer hammers available, as well as our own line of stands and other folk music related products.
Ron and Dawn Jordan
Wolf Hill Woodworking
My wife Dawn and I started Wolf Hill Woodworking with a line of handmade hotplates and jigsaw puzzles and were vendors at numerous craft fairs in upstate NY. One of the venues we looked forward to most was the Old Songs Festival of Traditional Music & Dance in the village of Altamont every June. Our booth was across from David's Dulcimers, where we learned to love both the music of the hammered dulcimer and the people who made and sold them.
Like many players, I had noticed that there were numerous hammer makers, and even more hammer designs out there. I had quite a collection of hammers and had tried many different styles over the years. Unequivocally, Bob Bedard’s hammers were the highest quality hammers I had ever used. Bob is a true craftsman.
We had the pleasure of meeting Bob and his lovely wife Pauline at the Winter Creek Reunion Dulcimer Festival in Bennington, OK in 2011. We immediately hit it off and started communicating over the phone and through email. As a fellow woodworker, I offered to help him any way I could, and Wolf Hill Woodworking started selling Bob’s hammers on eBay and at festivals we attended. Bob offered to teach me his techniques and I spent a week in his workshop learning from him.
In 2013, with Bob's blessing, I started practicing making hammers by making practice hammers, and Wolf Hill Woodworking’s felted Stealth Hammer was born. Over the years I’ve refined my hammer making skills and we’ve built our business with the goal of continuing Bob’s legacy of producing the finest, individually hand-made hammered dulcimer hammers available, as well as our own line of stands and other folk music related products.
Ron and Dawn Jordan
Wolf Hill Woodworking