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The work, finished

Bespoke pieces, and the grain behind them.

A look at commissions we’ve built and one-off pieces from the bench — each shaped from reclaimed and responsibly sourced wood, each carrying a little of where it came from.

Figured-walnut writing box

The Whitcombe writing box

Built from a salvaged walnut mantel, engraved with three generations of initials.

Oak candle trio

Beam trough planter

Cherry document box

Reclaimed-beam mantel

Nested keepsake set

From salvage to grace

The same wood, two lives

Most of our pieces start as something destined for the burn pile. Here’s a barn beam, before and after it became a family’s mantel.

Reclaimed barn beam

BEFORE

Finished mantel

AFTER
A few stories

Pieces with a past

Heirloom box · engraved

The wedding-vow box

A couple sent the oak from a fallen tree on their family farm. We built a box to hold their written vows, engraved with the date beneath the lid.

Reclaimed oak

Engraving

Mantel · reclaimed beam

The farmhouse mantel

A salvaged barn beam, planed and oiled to bring back its figure, mounted above a stone hearth to anchor a whole room.

Reclaimed beam

Site fit

Planter · bespoke

The orchard trough

Built from a fallen apple limb for a windowsill herb garden — lined, sealed, and sized to the exact ledge.

Orchard wood

Custom size

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