Why MP Woodworks for Your Custom Project

Most outfits want the big jobs. The full kitchen remodels, the whole-house renovations, etc. etc. That’s great. However, it leaves a lot of homeowners stuck when they want quality and craftsmanship for custom furniture, cabinetry, built-ins, and finish carpentry that is either on a smaller scale or has very specific requirements that larger operations struggle to fulfill. That’s where we come in. We know first hand how difficult it can be to get a small project completed.

MP Woodworks specializes in custom woodworking designs. Every project is designed around its intended use, the space it occupies, and the people who will live with it..

We take the time to do things right because rushing and using lesser quality materials and methods leads to problems, and problems aren’t worth anyone’s time.

The Materials and Methods of and by Which Things Are Generally Made

We primarily work with North American hardwoods and softwoods because they are beautiful, durable, responsibly managed, and readily available. The variety and diversity of the wood species in North America means there’s something out there for everyone’s taste, worldview, and budget.

In our opinion, there’s no real need to use exotic woods, even for decorative purposes like accents, inlays, or marquetry. They’re usually expensive (e.g., rosewoods or ebony or true mahogany) and they often come from exploitative sources. Think: illegal logging in the rainforests of Central and South America or Africa. We’re not interested in supporting that kind of activity, and separating out the good suppliers from the bad can be really difficult, even if they claim their materials are on the up and up. So we don’t do it.

We have plenty of excellent material right here in North American forests. They’re beautiful in their own right. So that’s what we use.

Joinery & Finishes

We use all manner of traditional and modern joinery to create pieces. As most woodworkers know, there’s more than one joinery technique available for every given circumstance. Actually, way more than one. But, some are better than others depending on the application they are being used for and what the piece requires in terms of structural mechanics or other parameters. We choose our joinery depending on the needs of the project

We strive to build every project as well as it can reasonably be built. 

A Note Regarding Finishes

We favor natural oil finishes for our wooden furniture, objects, and other things because they are beautiful, repairable, pleasant to work with, and age gracefully. That’s it. Pretty simple.

For certain pieces of cabinetry and stuff that are designed and planned to be painted, we stick to the best brands we can find – Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, that kind of thing.