Built in tandem.

Building casework like these chests of drawers in the traditional manner is a deeply satisfying process. From the initial stock selection working with our fantastic local hardwood suppliers, layout of the various joints that hold everything together, marking, sawing, chiseling, paring, test fitting, and finally seeing what you envisaged begin to take shape in 3D, one can’t help but begin to romanticize the industrious simplicity of the Shaker craftspeople. And while the milling equipment certainly has evolved, the hand tools most closely tied to executing and polishing the joinery and details have remained essentially unchanged for centuries. This is perhaps a timely reminder in this age of AI generation: that newer does not equal better.