About Kirwin Wood Co.
Once a hobby – now a full-fledged custom wood working business.
High Quality, Locally Sourced Materials
Lifetime Of Experience
Family Centered
MY Story
‘Building a little bit of everything for as long as I can remember.’
EARLY YEARS
I grew up in the home of a General Contractor, who had all the basic tools for wood working – mix in a grandfather who loved to build a good project and who was the go-to source for a quality Blue Bird house or bird feeder – now you have a recipe for where we find ourselves today. Right here on this page.
CONSTRUCTION
You’ll often see the signs for “Frontier Builders” in my shop and in the background of photos and videos taken in that space. This was the name of my Dad’s construction company for many years. I was blessed to be able to work in that business for many years – I learned a good many things through that time!
FOR THE BIRDS
Whether it was building bird houses alongside my grandfather or working on construction sites with my dad, the tools and expertise were always just an arms reach away.
EARLY PROJECTS
One of the first things I remember building was a small podium. Growing up, my mom homeschooled me for the majority of my education. We had a group of friends and family who also homeschooled and we’d plan a variety of things together. Everything from field trips and outings to standardized testing days with rigorous schedules ‘planned to the T’ so that a mom was never proctoring a test for one of her children.
One of the events we had together was a annual gathering where we would give speech presentations – often of historical content – to the whole group. All of us students would research and prepare our presentations for this day. One of these such days was to be held at my families home. We didn’t have any sort of podium or music stand or anything for my fellow students to set our notes on or lean their presentation board against (remember, we didn’t have powerpoint and the internet! We had poster board and clip art!) I decided we needed a podium! So I built one! Using all hand tools – no power tools in my box at this time – I built a very crude podium from off-cuts and scraps of wood for the event. It’s a project I intend to revisit and improve on, one of these days!
THE PODIUM
Ok, once you’re done chuckling at just how crude the poor thing is, you’ll maybe agree that it’s not too shabby as the first independent project for a very young budding wood worker.
Anyway, this photo is of a relative of mine giving his presentation at the podium which was made from Hemlock harvested from my family’s property along with a offcut of plywood.
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MY VISION
‘Each thing I do, make it the best I can.’
MORE RECENT YEARS
Fast-forward past college, dating, and a wedding, I’m now a father to 4 kids and love to have them in the shop with me. While I hope they grow up to enjoy working with wood, I just enjoy having them around the shop. I try to involve them in projects when I can (and when it’s safe) and I also try to do projects for them.
SPOONS & SPATULAS
The spoons and spatulas you see on the website and being made in videos, were, in a sense, an early indication of what is now Kirwin Wood Co. I originally made these with my oldest son because I wanted to give family and some friends a hand-made Christmas gift one year. Ever since (so far!), I’ve continued the tradition of giving a gift I’ve made!
SPOONS WEREN’T FIRST
While the spoons weren’t first in the timelive of projects envisioned or even completed, they’re something anyone reading this can use. Prior to the spoons, I was occasionally building bookcases, mantles and other accent pieces, as well as some one-off projects like a coat rack and a jewelry rack/display.
Years Of Experience
Completed Builds
Custom Projects
Ideas
What we do
Furniture, Custom Builds, & More
Recent Experience
YouTube Education Platform
Over the past few years, my dad and I have teamed up to create educational content for homeowners—covering everything from routine maintenance tasks (and how to do them) to more out-of-the-ordinary inspection items that help identify damage and prevent costly repairs. This was one of my first forays into the world of YouTube. Check out the channel below!
Kirwin Wood Co. Launched
Late summer of 2024, I decided to launch my wood working hobby as a business. Launching initially as a word-of-mouth business, we soon after took up a booth spot in a local shop for the holiday season. We also launched our business across all the major social media platforms.
KWC Online Store Launched
In the fall of 2024 we launched our online store for folks to buy the handmade goods we make. We are looking forward to the many ways we’ll continue to grow!
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Some of our Work
Here are some snapshots of projects we’ve completed over the years! While we can’t include all the projects we’ve been blessed to be a part of, we want to share a few of them!
Drag the slider on the image below to see before and after shots of a kitchen we installed new counters in!
