From tree
to table.
Custom bar tops and furniture, hardwood and custom milling, and timber framing, all from one working sawmill.
Custom tables, furniture and bar tops, built from wood we mill ourselves.
Most of what leaves the shop is a finished piece: a dining table, a coffee or end table, live-edge shelving, a bench or stool, a countertop, a bar top. You pick the board off the rack; we build the piece around it.
What sets the yard apart is the walk through it. Homeowners, chefs, builders and cabinetmakers all end up standing in front of the racks with us, picking the actual board that goes into the job. Behind that is the mill itself, with slabs up to six feet across and twenty feet long and beams up to thirty. Based in Lafayette, New Jersey. Contact the yard to discuss projects and material needs throughout the surrounding region.
What people ask us to build.
Every piece is built to order. The photos show real work from the shop, and your job is built to your own dimensions.
Custom Dining Tables
Dining tables built to your room, in the species and dimensions you choose.
Pictured: an 18′ × 8′ white cedar table built at the shop
Coffee Tables, End Tables & Small Furniture
Coffee and end tables, side tables, benches and stools, built one at a time.
Pictured: walnut and maple stools and tables
Custom Shelves & Live-Edge Pieces
Live-edge shelving and one-off pieces that keep the natural edge of the tree.
Pictured: a cedar and reclaimed-chestnut live-edge bench
Custom Bars & Bar Tops
Bars and bar tops for homes, restaurants and taprooms, built to your drawing.
Pictured: a custom reclaimed bar built for a client
Three lines of work.
Custom Tables, Furniture & Bar Tops
Custom dining tables, coffee and end tables, live-edge shelving, benches and stools, countertops, and bars and bar tops, built in our Lafayette shop from wood we mill ourselves.
Explore this service →
Premium Hardwood & Sawmill Services
Custom milling on your logs, one tree or many, plus kiln-dried slabs, dimensional lumber and beams, Adirondack siding, trailer decking, stakes, wedges and craft material.
Explore this service →
Custom Timber Framing & Material Packages
Custom timber-frame projects and the heavy material behind them. Most people arrive with inspiration images and rough dimensions, so every project starts with a conversation and a review of what you have in mind.
Explore this service →Walnut, by the slab.
Black walnut is a specialty of the yard. We carry fresh-milled wholesale lots and kiln-dried slabs for furniture, bar tops, counters and other custom work.
Know before you buy.
Project requirements vary. Confirm species, dimensions, drying, structural requirements and permitting with Ludo Lumber and the appropriate professionals before ordering material or beginning work.
Choosing a slab: what to work out first
The questions we ask when someone calls about a slab for a bar or a table, and what makes the conversation go quickly.
Kiln dried or air dried: questions to ask
A short orientation to the difference, and why the right answer depends on your project rather than on a general rule.
Bringing your own logs: what to bring and what to ask
Custom milling starts with a conversation about your logs and what you want out of them. Here's what helps.
Thinking about a timber structure: where to start
Custom timber-frame projects begin with a conversation. These are the things worth having ready for it.