Linkes Designs is a one man show run by me, Samuel Linkes. It all started in 2016 when I discovered pocket tops and I fell in love, not only with tops but machining and manufacturing and so I bought a 7X12 Grizzly mini lathe, a couple "amazon special" cutting tools, and a foot of brass and got to work. I had quite the learning curve as I had basically no help other than whatever I could find on youtube at the time. I was for the most part 100% self taught. Lots of challenges, lots of break throughs. Since then I've been working on developing and refining my own style.
In May of 2022 I bought my Tormach 15L and have been working hard to become as proficient with that machine as possible. The new CNC has allowed me to release "production" models of my tops. I use the word production lightly because I only ever make a handfull of each model and there is still a TON of hand work and hand finishing that goes into every single piece that I make. This brings me to how I sell all of my producs. Everything that I sell is in drops. I'll make a handfull of a product and release them when they are all completed. It also helps me keep my lead times down. I try my best to always ship same day or next day. By doing drops I can focus on prototyping and getting everything perfect and not worry about a deadline creeping up on me.
What do I make? Well, tops mostly but I am working on branching out, hence the drivers. I make stufff that I think is cool and that I would want to buy.
Yes, I do job shop work. If you ever need a small part turned, don't hesitate to reach out.