How Custom Work Works
Every piece begins the same way—with a simple idea.
Something to mark a moment.
Something to hold meaning.
Something made to last.
What follows is not a production process, but a conversation.
The pieces shown throughout this website are examples of my work, not inventory waiting on a shelf. They are meant to offer inspiration—a place from which your own piece can begin.
You may find a design that speaks to you and want something similar, but in a different wood, size, or configuration. You may want to incorporate an engraving, contrasting wood, or another detail that carries personal meaning. Or you may simply have an idea and want help bringing it to life.
From there, we develop the piece together.
We consider its purpose, size, feel, and the person or place it is intended for. Wood may be a single species or a thoughtful combination, selected not only for appearance but for the character it brings to the finished work.
Then the details take shape.
Joinery, proportion, and construction methods are considered not just for strength, but for how they look, feel, and age over time. Some choices are subtle. Others are meant to be seen.
You don't need to arrive knowing exactly what you want. Part of my role is to listen, offer ideas, and help translate what matters to you into something that can be made in wood.
The process is meant to be collaborative, not complicated.
Once the design is understood, I build your piece individually. Because each commission is different, pricing begins with a base design and adjusts according to size, wood selection, construction, and the details we choose together.
What you receive is not pulled from a shelf.
It begins with your idea, develops through our collaboration, and is made one piece at a time—with intention behind every decision.
A Note on Size & Pricing
With custom work, size does not always define cost in the way many expect.
A smaller box may use less material, but the time and care required to build it—cutting joinery, fitting parts, sanding, and finishing—remains largely the same. Much of the work is in the process, not the scale.
Larger pieces may require more material, but the difference in cost is often less than anticipated. What you’re investing in is not simply the amount of wood, but the time, attention, and craftsmanship that go into each piece.
For this reason, variations in size tend to reflect modest changes in cost, while construction details, joinery, and overall design have a greater influence.