Step 1 — The Conversation

Reach out by phone or email. I'll get back to you personally — because there's no one else here to do it.

We'll talk through what you're thinking: the space, the style, how you actually use the piece. If it makes sense to meet in person, we will. I'll come look at the room, take measurements, and get a real feel for what the build needs to be.

This isn't a sales call. It's just two people figuring out if there's a project worth doing together.

Step 2 — Design & Material Selection

Once we've talked through the vision, I start translating it into something concrete — sketches, dimensions, material options.

This is also where we select the wood. I'll walk you through what's available: live-edge slabs, reclaimed lumber, straight-grain hardwoods. Each one has a different character. Grain, knots, color variation, natural edges — these aren't flaws to design around, they're what makes the piece yours. I'll show you what I'm looking at and why.

We finalize everything before I cut anything — dimensions, joinery details, finish.

Step 3 — The Build

This is the part I don't rush.

I shape, plane, and join by hand using techniques that have been around a lot longer than I have. The joinery is built to last — not just to hold, but to hold through decades of seasonal wood movement and daily use.

For finish, I use Rubio Monocoat on tables and Odie's Oil on smaller pieces like boards and bowls. Both are plant-based, hard-wearing, and designed to protect without hiding what the wood is. You can repair them without sanding the whole piece down. That matters 10 years from now.

I'll send photos during the build. You'll see it take shape before it shows up at your door.

Step 4 — Delivery & Installation

For local builds, I deliver and install myself. I'm not handing your piece off to a freight driver who doesn't know what's in the box.

For out-of-area clients, I pack everything carefully and ship nationwide. Larger builds that require installation — reception desks, architectural integrations — I coordinate directly with your design team or contractor to make sure it goes in right.

Step 5 — After the Build

The piece leaves my shop, but I don't disappear.

I'll give you care instructions specific to your finish — how to clean it, when to re-oil it, how to handle a scratch if it happens. The finishes I use are repairable without refinishing the whole surface. That's by design.

If something comes up down the road, reach out. I stand behind what I build.