Kerfhaus · Made-to-order hardwood furniture
Built to your millimeter.
Pick the species, size, edge, base, and finish — and watch the price build itself.
No quote wall. The number stays on the screen.
The Kerfhaus way
Four things we hold exact.
The price is instant
Configure the piece and the number updates live. No email-us wall.
Your millimeter, not ours
Every piece is cut to the dimensions you set. Exactly.
Joinery, not fasteners
Dovetails and mortise-and-tenon where others reach for screws.
Solid hardwood only
Full boards, air-dried and hand-graded. No veneer, ever.
Five base forms
Start from a form you know.
Configured to your space — or fully commissioned from a sketch.
- from $2,400Configure
- from $1,900Configure
- from $2,800By commission
- from $1,600By commission
- from $1,200Configure
Build & price
Spec your piece. Watch the number.
Six choices. One honest price, live the whole time.
Estimated price 3,260 dollars. White oak dining table · 1 800 mm · eased edge · trestle base · natural oil.
Illustrative pricing for this demo build. Every commission is confirmed with a dimensioned drawing before the saw starts.
White oak dining table · 1 800 mm · eased edge · trestle base · natural oil
$3,260Start this commissionThe wood library
Five species, hand-graded.
Every board is bought rough, air-dried, and graded on our racks.
Joinery
The cut is the connection.
Wood moves with the seasons. We join it so it can.
- FIG. 1
Dovetail
Corners that lock under load.
- FIG. 2
Mortise & tenon
Legs that never wobble.
- FIG. 3
Breadboard ends
Tops that stay flat for decades.
How a commission runs
From spec to doorstep.
- 01
Configure
Build and price it yourself, right here.
- 02
Confirm
We send a dimensioned drawing to sign off.
- 03
Build
One maker owns your piece, start to finish.
- 04
Deliver
Blanket-wrapped, placed, and leveled in your room.
The workshop
Sawdust, kept honest.
Every Kerfhaus piece is milled, joined, and finished under one roof in Tacoma.
- Est. 2019
- One maker per piece
- Visitors welcome Fridays
Recent builds
Leaving the shop lately.
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Finishes
Three ways to seal the grain.
Natural oil
Matte, touchable, and the easiest to repair.
Re-oil once a yearMatte lacquer
Invisible armor for hardworking tables.
Wipe clean, nothing elseSatin lacquer
A low glow for showpieces.
Wipe clean, keep from direct sun
Commercial fit-outs
Tables that survive the lunch rush.
Cafés, offices, and shops — batch-built to one grade, on one timeline.
- Cafés, shops, studios
- Batch builds, one grade
- We site-measure
- Spec pack for your architect
Sourcing
Good wood, on purpose.
Domestic hardwood from managed forests, air-dried near the shop.
- Domestic hardwood only
- Air-dried, then kiln-checked
- Offcuts become benches
The plate
Signed, dated, guaranteed.
Every piece leaves with a maker's plate — and a lifetime structural guarantee.
- Lifetime structural guarantee
- Refinishing for life, at cost
- Repairs seen within 14 days
Questions, specced
Pick a question like an option.
How long until it's in my room?
Six to eight weeks from the signed drawing. Batch fit-outs are scheduled per run.
The floor, as drawn
Visit / start
Come knock on the wood.
- 14 Kerf Lane, Tacoma, WA
- Wed–Sat · 9–5
- (253) 555-0148
- shop@kerfhaus.com