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Built by hand
The craft
Why hand tools
Power tools are fast. Hand tools are quiet. And in that quiet, you actually hear what the wood is telling you. The grain direction, the resistance on the chisel, the sound of a well-tuned plane — these things give you feedback that a router or table saw can't.
I came to hand tools through Japanese woodworking and the English tradition — both share a respect for the material that I find missing in a lot of modern furniture. Mortise and tenon joints cut by hand are mechanical puzzles as much as they are structural solutions. Hand-cut dovetails are unforgiving in the best possible way: you can't hide a bad line, so you learn to cut a good one.
Every piece I build is designed to outlast me. Not because I'm precious about it, but because I think that's the honest standard for furniture. If it's worth the time and the wood, it should be worth building right.
How it works
Commission a piece
01
Design
We talk through the piece — dimensions, wood species, joinery details, and how it will live in your space. I sketch and refine until it's right.
02
Build
Hand tools only. No shortcuts. Each joint is cut by hand, fitted, and refined until it's tight. The wood tells you what it wants to be — you listen.
03
Deliver
Finished with oil, wax, or a finish suited to the piece. Delivered ready to use, built to be handed down.
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