News & guides from the workshop

After two years of planning, our showroom next to the workshop is open. You can now see finished kitchens, wood species and hardware in person before you decide.

The honest answer is “it depends”, but not as much as you might think. Here are the real ranges from the 41 kitchens we finished in the last two years.

Most clients choose wood by color. We’d add three more questions: how hard is it, how does it age, and what does it cost per board foot?

Oregon rain is hard on decks. Half an afternoon in late summer adds years to the boards and saves you a costly repair.

This autumn three new apprentices joined the workshop. Over the next four years they will learn everything from milling rough boards to fitting a kitchen.

Almost all of our oak, fir and cedar comes from three family mills within 90 miles of the workshop. It costs a little more. Here is why we think it is worth it.