Bring the idea — a dimension, a room, a story, sometimes a tree. Every commission is designed and built by hand from locally sourced, storm-felled Ohio hardwoods, in Mount Vernon, Knox County, about an hour from Columbus. A live-edge table starts the same way as any other piece of custom furniture here in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Solid hardwood and live-edge dining tables with hand-cut joinery, sized to your room and finished in renewable hardwax oil. I build them for kitchens and dining rooms in central Ohio. One walkthrough: Anatomy of a Build: The Oak Kitchen Table.
Live-edge consoles, hall tables, and statement pieces built around a single remarkable board.
One-of-a-kind hand-turned bowls, natural-edge pieces, and food-safe kitchenware in walnut, cherry, and maple. The long way is in From Fallen Tree to Finished Bowl: The 18-Month Journey of a Walnut.
Bassinettes, growth charts, pens, bottle stoppers, and keepsakes made to mark a person or an occasion.
White-oak outdoor kitchen stations built to stand up to a decade of Ohio winters on the back patio.
Have a storm-felled hardwood that came down? I can mill, dry, and turn it into something you keep — the wood remembers where it grew. How a fallen tree becomes a piece is in From Fallen Tree to Finished Bowl: The 18-Month Journey of a Walnut.
It starts with an email — a photo of the room, a rough size, the story of what the piece is for. I'll reply with questions, ideas, wood suggestions, and an honest price range.
We choose the species and, where it matters, the actual boards. I confirm dimensions and joinery, then build — from log or dried stock, by the same pair of hands start to finish.
Hand-finished in oil and wax, then delivered locally in central Ohio or shipped nationwide. Every Redbarn piece is repaired for the life of the maker.
Every piece is quoted individually after we talk, but here's a rough guide so there are no surprises:
Lead time: furniture from dried stock usually takes two to four months. Turned pieces starting from freshly felled wood can take 12 to 18 months, because the wood has to air-dry between rough and finish turning. I'll give you an honest timeline before we start.
Most commissions begin with a single email — a photo of a room, a rough dimension, a story about someone the piece is for. There's no obligation, and no form required.
michael@redbarnwoodturning.com →