Our shop produces architectural woodworking built to the specifications of design professionals. Every
job we take on has its own unique nuances which are the signatures of the people who design it.

Our function is to apply craftsmen to execute the work detailed in our shop drawings. These shop drawings represent our attempt to capture the design intent. The review and approval process fine tunes this. Our ability to produce draw excellent large format shop drawings groups us with a handful of better shops on the west coast.

Because each job we have done is different & unique we have become quite good at adapting with reasonable efficiencies to the ever changing requirements presented by the demands of each project.

It is silly not to recognize that the decline in craft is directly correlated to the rise of industrialization.

As technology integrates itself further with machines that spit out cheap boxes of limited possibility that craft declines even further. Our shop fabricates products not meant to be deprecated into trash in twenty years.

The grade standards for premium grade as set forth by both AWI and WI have changed over time. With the advent of new technologies we have lobbied for a new grade standard beyond Premium Grade. I call this standard the Monumental Grade. A product that thought to be of the best quality without regard to when it was fabricated.

The desire for decent ( as gauged by generations past ) product has created a niche market for us.
The ability to fabricate excellently all forms of work, including difficult and complex works has added further our market.
See our custom woods made into lumber for the shop


 
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