HOEKSEMA WOODWORKING • CUSTOM COMMISSIONS • NORTH GEORGIA

Custom woodworking built around your idea

Start with the function, size, style, or occasion you have in mind. Hoeksema Woodworking develops the material, pattern, proportions, and details with you, then builds the piece one at a time from solid hardwood.

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  • Designed collaboratively
  • 50% deposit reserves your build
  • Made one at a time
Handcrafted striped hardwood cutting board displayed in a warm kitchen setting

SELECTED WORK

Ideas worth building around

Use these completed pieces as inspiration for pattern, proportion, contrast, and material. Natural grain ensures your finished piece will be uniquely yours rather than an exact factory repeat.

Handcrafted striped hardwood cutting board with alternating light and dark wood and a deep red accent

Striped statement board

A rhythmic light-and-dark composition finished with a rich red accent at the edge.

Handcrafted two-tone end-grain cutting board with a rich red hardwood field and contrasting accent strips

Two-tone end grain

A deep, warm work surface balanced by a clean contrasting band and sculpted edge.

Custom dark end-grain cutting board with an abstract geometric pattern and warm wood accents

Geometric mosaic

An abstract end-grain pattern with warm accent blocks set into a dramatic dark field.

Large handcrafted dark end-grain cutting board framed with a lighter hardwood border

Framed end grain

A generous dark end-grain surface finished with a tailored lighter hardwood frame.

Custom end-grain cutting board with a dramatic light-and-dark pixel mosaic pattern

Pixel mosaic

A bold light-and-dark pattern that changes character as the grain moves across the board.

Handcrafted light end-grain cutting board with bold dark geometric inlay blocks

Modern inlay

A bright end-grain field interrupted by precise dark blocks for a clean architectural look.

Custom dark geometric end-grain cutting board with a routed juice groove shown from three angles

Dark geometric board

A richly patterned end-grain board with a routed juice groove and substantial profile.

Handcrafted light-and-dark checkerboard end-grain cutting board shown upright and from two serving angles

Checkerboard end grain

Classic contrast interpreted in an irregular checker pattern that feels both warm and modern.

THE COMMISSION PROCESS

From idea to finished woodworking

  1. 01

    Share the idea

    Tell us the intended use, approximate dimensions, preferred style, and any inspiration you already have.

  2. 02

    Shape the design

    We align on hardwoods, pattern, functional details, timing, and a project estimate.

  3. 03

    Approve and reserve

    A 50% non-refundable deposit reserves your place after the design is approved.

  4. 04

    Build and finish

    Your piece is crafted, finished, inspected, and prepared for pickup or shipment.

CUSTOM BY NATURE

Genuinely one of a kind

Natural grain, color variation, knots, and mineral streaks are part of the character of real wood. Pricing is custom quoted after the size, material, pattern complexity, and timing are understood. Shipping is quoted separately after final dimensions and weight are known.

Commissions may include cutting boards, serving boards, charcuterie pieces, and select small functional projects.

YOUR IDEA, MADE BY HAND

Have a woodworking idea you cannot find on a shelf?

Send the details you already know. We will follow up to discuss the design direction, materials, timing, and estimate.

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CUSTOMER REVIEWS

What customers say about their Hoeksema pieces

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