Custom Woodwork - Consultation

The pieces we have built and restored over the years vary dramatically, but the process of designing and building is similar.  We design each piece to the client's particular taste, informed by the best woodwork in the tradition. 

When we meet with the client first, we get a sense of his or her ideas and sketch several rough designs.  We draw much inspiration from traditional forms, so to develop these ideas sometimes we turn to our library of heritage books. Other times we work exclusively from our client's samples or ideas. Still other occasions involve working with an architect or within this framework. This was the case with the Ward’s Mantle.

In choosing the wood and colour with the client, we consider the features of the place and other furniture nearby. The most critical aspect of this process is to design a piece with a style that expresses the customer’s taste. During this process we do a considerable amount of historical research and this knowledge is built into each piece from the beginning. We make design decisions to accommodate the seasonal expansion and contraction of each piece of wood, ensuring strength and beauty of proportion, and preventing cracking and broken joints.

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