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Close-up of figured ambrosia maple grain

One of a kind.
Made by hand.
Never made twice.

I source wood for its character, not its yield — the ambrosia streaking, the burl, the live edge. Then I cut to keep it. Every piece here exists in exactly one unit.

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Each of these is the only one. When it sells, that exact piece is gone — I can build something similar, but I can't build this again.

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Why every piece is different

I source for character

A mill cuts lumber to maximise usable board feet, which means the interesting parts — the figure, the burl, the beetle marks — get cut away as waste. I do the opposite.

I build every piece myself

Rough lumber to finished piece, all of it passes through my hands in one shop in Erin. Nothing is outsourced and nothing is drop-shipped.

Nothing is ever repeated

No two boards come out the same because no two pieces of wood are the same. Every listing is quantity one, and that isn't a marketing decision.

Start from the wood

One of a kind slabs

Raw pieces waiting to become something. You pick the slab, we work out together what it should be, and I build it.

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Dan working in his shop in Erin, Ontario

The maker

One person. Every piece.

I'm Dan. I build out of a shop in Erin, Ontario, and I build alone. Every piece that leaves here passed through my hands from rough lumber to finished product.

I'm not trying to compete on volume. I'm trying to find wood worth keeping and make something out of it that someone will still have in thirty years.

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Custom work

How a commission works

It's a conversation, not a form. Here's the whole thing.

1

Pick a slab, or tell me your idea.

Start from a piece of wood you like, or just describe what you're after and I'll tell you what I've got.

2

We talk it through.

I'll tell you honestly what's possible with that exact piece, and what isn't. Some ideas the wood won't support.

3

I send a real quote.

Three options — minimal, recommended, and premium — so you can see what your money is actually buying.

4

Deposit, then I build.

Half up front. Three to four weeks for most projects. I'll send progress photos as it comes together.

5

Final photos, then it ships.

You see it finished before it leaves the shop. Shipping is free, and it's insured.

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What people say

★★★★★

"I asked for something for our tenth anniversary and Dan talked me out of my first idea, which was the right call. The board is better than what I'd pictured."

— Megan R.
★★★★★

"Photos genuinely don't do the walnut justice. It arrived wrapped like it was breakable and it's the nicest thing in our kitchen."

— James T.
★★★★★

"He sent progress pictures the whole way through the build. Felt like I was in on it rather than just waiting for a box."

— Priya S.

Journal

Notes from the shop

What I've learned about the wood and the work, written between builds.

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New slabs and finished pieces go out to the list before they hit the shop. One email when something good comes off the bench. Nothing else.

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