Wooden calendar
Desk calendars built on a wooden base or stand with a printed card set, ordered as a year-round corporate gift that stays on a desk.
A wooden calendar pairs a solid timber base or easel with a printed card set that sits in it, so the wood is reused while only the dated cards change. The cards are printed on board by offset or digital press, trimmed and often laser cut or engraved; the wooden base can be engraved with a logo rather than printed. The buyer decides the format - monthly cards, weekly, or perpetual blocks - the base finish, and how the logo appears on the wood, because engraving into timber reads very differently from a printed panel. Free decoration options are available on these lines, so the arrangement can be worked out with you before production.
All 2 Products in Wooden calendar
What This Solves and Who Buys It
Problems It Solves
- Paper wall calendars are thrown out in January; a wooden desk piece stays in view all year and often into the next one.
- A logo printed onto timber rubs and looks applied, whereas laser engraving cuts into the grain and belongs there.
- Corporate gifts ordered late miss the December window entirely - dated product has an absolute deadline.
- A dated card set is worthless the following year unless the base is reusable, which is the argument for a perpetual format.
- Calendars shipped loose arrive with scuffed timber and bent cards without a fitted box.
Who Buys It
- Companies buying year-end client and staff gifts that keep the brand visible all year
- Marketing teams building a desk gift into a January campaign
- Hotels, studios and design practices selling a branded desk piece at reception
- Promotional distributors quoting wooden desk gifts to corporate accounts
- Event organisers giving a dated keepsake at an end-of-year conference
Where It Is Used
- Year-end client gifts posted with a printed greeting card
- Desk calendars issued to staff at a January all-hands
- A branded desk piece sold in a hotel or gallery shop
- A dated keepsake handed out at an annual conference
- A perpetual block calendar used as a permanent reception piece
Why Order It Here
- Laser cutting and laser engraving run in house, so the logo can be engraved into the wooden base rather than printed onto it.
- The card set is printed on the same offset and digital presses as the rest of your campaign, so the calendar colours match your other printed items.
- Free decoration options on these lines mean the layout and finish are worked through with you rather than taken off a fixed template.
- The gift box, sleeve and greeting card for the same order are produced in house and packed with the calendar.
- Every set is hand-checked for colour match, quantity and material, with photographs sent for your approval before shipment.
Decisions to Make Before You Order
Calendar Format
Monthly cards give twelve printed panels and the most space for imagery. Weekly sets give fifty-two and more brand contact. A perpetual block has no dates tied to a year, so the same piece works indefinitely - the right choice if you dislike the idea of a gift expiring in December.
Branding the Wood
Laser engraving burns the mark into the grain and cannot rub off, which is why it suits the base. Printing onto timber gives colour but sits on the surface. Most buyers engrave the base and put the colour work on the printed cards.
Card Stock and Print
The cards are what people look at daily, so specify the board weight and finish along with the artwork. Supply files at 300dpi with fonts outlined, and leave bleed on any image running to the edge. PDF proofs are issued for approval before printing.
Ordering in Time
Dated product has a hard deadline. Allow 5-7 working days for bulk production, 10-12 working days for a large quantity order, and then 15-18 days for sea shipping or 3-4 working days by air. Work back from your handout date and place the order accordingly.
Wooden calendar Questions
Can my logo be engraved into the wooden base?
Yes - laser engraving is done in house, so the mark is cut into the grain and cannot rub off. Supply the logo as vector with fonts outlined. Engraving comes out in a single burnt tone, so a logo that depends on colour usually works better on the printed cards.
When do I need to order for a December handout?
Work backwards from your date. Bulk production takes 5-7 working days, or 10-12 working days on a large quantity, and sea shipping adds 15-18 days. Express or air shipping at 3-4 working days can recover a late start but costs more per unit.
Can I reuse the wooden base in following years?
That is the usual argument for this format. The base and any engraved logo are permanent, so only the dated card set needs replacing. Tell us if you plan to reorder cards alone and we will keep the card dimensions and colour reference on file.
Can each card carry different artwork?
Yes. Every card in the set can be a different image, product or message - this is printed work, so there is no cost penalty for twelve different panels over twelve identical ones. Supply them as one file with the card order clearly marked.
How are they packed for posting to clients?
Loose timber scuffs and cards bend in transit, so a fitted box is worth specifying. Gift boxes, sleeves and greeting cards are printed here and packed with the calendars, so the piece can be posted straight on without repacking at your end.
Get a Price for Wooden calendar
Send the size, quantity, material and finish you have in mind. If you are not sure, send the product you want to match.