About | Northwest Fine Woodworking

Northwest Fine Woodworking presents fine furniture designed and built by individual craftsmen. Each piece is crafted from the best woods and materials available, using time-honored techniques and perfect joinery to create furniture that is guaranteed for a lifetime.

Not all furniture items shown on this site are immediately available to purchase. Some have already sold or are only available on an individual ordering basis. Some items are purely custom in nature and are displayed only as a reference as to the type of work that has been created for customers in the past. We will work with you individually to make your purchasing as easy as possible.

Status: The following color guide will help you determine the availability of items shown on this website:

BLUE- These are items currently in our Seattle Gallery or in the artist's shop ready to ship.

GREEN- These items can be ordered, but are not in our gallery. They can be created for you by the respective artists, often with the options for different wood types or upholstry. Please contact us for ordering times and custom options.

Available to Order, Slightly Different from Item Shown

AMBER- These items can be ordered, but may differ slightly in design, wood types or other minor changes to the item pictured. Please contact us for more information.

ORANGE- Archive items; These items are one of a kind, sold, or a discontinued design and will not be reproduced, but are important as archival reference as to the woodworker's style or abilities.

Many artists have a wider body of work than can be accommodated on this website. Please contact us for more information on any artist or furniture shown on this website.

Craftsmanship:

Taking The Time To Do It Right
Northwest Fine Woodworking sells furniture that is created by individuals, not factory assembly lines. Many technical woodworking tasks are performed by machine, but some jobs are still best completed by hand.

Each craftsman designs and crafts their furniture down to the last detail. Years of learning the craft, whether through professional schooling or by apprenticing with master craftsperson, comes together in the meticulous creation of our furniture. When you buy furniture from Northwest Fine Woodworking, you will be able to say that you know the name of the person who made it.

Perfect Joinery And Finish
For joinery that is to last a lifetime, boards must be precisely milled and fitted. The finish on a piece of furniture not only brings out the hidden beauty of the wood, but also protects it. Our craftspeople use many time honored techniques, such as dovetailing and hand rubbed oil finishes in their work, but they also embrace more modern applications, such as the tough catalyzed lacquer finish often used for the top of dining tables. Care for each piece is as individualized as the person who created it, and this knowledge is shared with the customer who purchases the piece.

If you would like to know more about woodworking, wood turning or furniture history, please look at our recommended reading page.