Ashgrove StudioFurniture maker
Call (706) 555-0178

Process

Six steps, in order, every time.

You see a drawing before wood is cut, a price before a deposit, and photographs before delivery.

How a commission goes

Every commission runs the same six steps, so you always know where your piece is. Sample timings for a sample studio.

  1. Week 1

    A conversation

    A call or a studio visit. We talk about the room, how the piece will be used, what you like and what you do not. No charge, no obligation.

    A woodworker's bench under walls of hand planes, saws and chisels in an old timber workshop
  2. Weeks 2 to 3

    Drawings

    Scaled drawings with the wood, the joinery and the finish named, and a written price. You approve the drawing before anything is cut.

    A rosewood and brass mortise marking gauge lying on a pale pine bench top
  3. Week 4

    Deposit and materials

    A deposit books your place in the queue. Boards are chosen for the piece, photographed and sent to you, then rough-milled and left to settle.

    Rough sawn hardwood boards stacked and leaning in a workshop with tall windows behind
  4. Weeks 5 to 12

    Making

    Joinery, shaping and fitting, with a photo update at every milestone. A visit to see the piece dry-fitted is always welcome.

    An old wooden bench plane with curled pale shavings on a plain light ground
  5. Weeks 13 to 14

    Finishing

    Hand-sanded through the grits, then oiled, cured and buffed. Finishing is a third of the hours and the part nobody sees.

    A woodworker seen from behind smoothing a walnut board with one hand, sawdust on the workshop floor
  6. Weeks 15 to 16

    Delivery

    Delivered and set in place by the studio within a day's drive, or crated for the freight company beyond that. The balance is due at delivery.

Commissions are open. The next bench slot is about four months out.

Start a commission

Tell us the piece, the room and roughly when you need it. A written reply with questions and a first price range comes within three business days.

Or call (706) 555-0178.