Why does custom furniture cost more than store-bought pieces?
The answer starts with something most people never see: wood acclimation.
Every board at Anderson Woodworks gets 3 weeks minimum to adjust to my workshop conditions before construction begins. It’s time-consuming, expensive, and completely invisible to customers.
It’s also the difference between furniture that lasts 5 years and furniture that lasts 5 generations.
Read the full story about what really goes into heirloom-quality pieces: andersonwoodwork.net/blog
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