About Robert

About Robert Mahaffey

Robert Mahaffey is a local cabinetmaker, artisan craftsman and proprietor of RLM Woodworks.  Robert’s interest in woodworking began years ago, when he was in high school.  And though his career path would take him in a different direction, it would be his lifelong passion for woodworking that would eventually lead him back to his first love…working with the splendor of natural woods.

Robert recalls his parents steering him away from an artisan vocation and guiding him into a more practical career in public service. For over 30 years, he worked in communications for Hamilton County Ohio where among other duties, he trained 911 operators. After retiring, he found himself drawn back into the creativity and quiet zen satisfaction of woodworking.

 “I’m living the dream, and fulfilling the fantasy…” Robert says with a smile. This passion, which is less like a job and more like an artisan pursuit, led him to a booth at the Montgomery Farmer’s Market.

Robert typically works with hardwoods like maple, walnut and cherry because of their beautiful colors and grain patterns. There’s beauty he says, in all of it…in each unique piece of wood which he purchases from local hardwood lumber suppliers. These cutting boards are all handcrafted and each is distinctly one-of-a-kind.  Robert loves cooking, grilling, cabinet-making, gardening and hanging out with his wife, kids, and two granddaughters. Stop by his booth and meet this modern day Renaissance man.