WoodenHeart

Philosophy

On Wood

Trees first appeared on earth approximately 385 million years ago. Some 320 million years later, the first primates began to climb the world's ancient trees and make them home. Wood has been with us since the beginning.

"Is it morbid to admire the flesh of the world's most noble plant? Perhaps, but it is unquestionably a privilege to use this precious material."

A material born of the atmosphere's carbon dioxide, in the right hands wood can be turned into our most treasured everyday objects. At WoodenHeart, we honor that tradition through meticulous craft — joining, carving, and shaping wood into furniture, doors, and structures that carry the warmth and life of the tree they came from.

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Furniture

Tables, beds, dressers, cabinets, and light fixtures — each piece designed and built by hand.

Mahogany Trestle Dining Table

Tortoiseshell Mahogany and Ebony Display Table

Tortoiseshell Mahogany & Ebony Display Table

Joinery Detail

Elm & Walnut Bed

Joinery Detail

Octagonal Post

Before & After

Joinery Detail

Tortoiseshell Mahogany Table

Table Top Detail

Trestle Base Detail

Carved Mahogany Dresser

Dresser Corner Detail

Cypress Conference Table

Cypress Table Top

Joinery Detail

Arched Leg Braces

Lantern Style Light Fixtures

Mahogany Framed Light Fixture

Tea Room Cabinet

Elm Step Stool

Walnut Desk

Desk Detail

Folding Tea Room Table

Elm Table & Bench

Custom Ax

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Doors & Gates

Residential doors, garden gates, and Japanese-inspired temple gates — crafted in cedar, cypress, redwood, walnut, and mahogany.

Redwood Z Frame Doors

Cedar Doors with Redwood Panels

Redwood Cedar Door Installed

Walnut Frame with Elm Panels

Through Mortice Joinery

Through Mortice Detail

Cedar & Cypress Residential Doors

Archtop Cedar & Cypress Front Door

Cedar & Cypress Closeup

Garden Gate

Roji Gate — Green Gulch Zen Center

Japanese Garden Gate

Mahogany Pool Gate

Gate Roof Detail

Japanese Garden Gate

Tassajara Torii Gate

Tassajara Pool Gate

Post Scribed to Stone Footing

Gate Roof Detail

Tassajara Event Center Front Door

Green Gulch Dining Room Door

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Structures

Bell towers, tea rooms, studios, and timber-framed residences — Japanese-inspired architecture in Northern California.

Out of respect for the privacy of our clients, we have included minimal images of residential structures.

Green Gulch Bell Tower

Backyard Japanese Studio

Studio Ceiling

Studio Interior

Residential Tea Room

Tea Room Entry

Tea Room Interior

Tea Room Mizuya

Occidental Residency

Timber Frame Detail

West Marin Studio Model

Joinery Detail

Ceiling Framing

Workflow

Process

Our process begins with design. Design is critical. Beauty, style, consistency — what is the point of custom work if not to look exceptional?

We can use a client's finished design or make a design in house. Typically, we start by meeting with a client and discussing aesthetic likes and dislikes. We look at images together and create an idea for the overall look.

Then back at the shop we turn ideas into a 3D drawing with a few options that become the starting point for developing a design. We work out the details and refine the model until we settle on exactly the right look.

A finished design is a 3D rendering that includes every detail of the piece so the client knows exactly what he or she is getting. We then use the same model as the basis for the shop drawings used to build it.

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Furniture

Doors & Gates

Structures

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