CMStudio 5326
— Folio · 2026 · Build No. 14 —

Heirloom furniture,
built by hand.

Designed for your space. Built one at a time. Signed and dated.

30.2672° N · 97.7431° W Scroll
The piece

Built. By. Hand.

What separates a piece you'll keep from one you'll replace.

DETAIL · 1:1 WALNUT + ROSEWOOD · GRAIN STUDY
FOLIO 001 · MATERIAL

Walnut, with rosewood
at the heart.

American black walnut bordered with a rosewood center plank. Two woods chosen for how they sit next to each other — and how they age. Every joint cut and fit by hand.

WoodsAmerican walnut + rosewood
TopSolid planks, hand-matched
DryingAir-dried, then kiln-finished
JointsCut and fit by hand
FinishHand-rubbed oil
Folio 002 · Film

Watch this one
get built.

Heritage Coffee Table
Walnut + Rosewood · 2026
Filmed in studio · Austin, TX Full build film Watch on YouTube ↗
Folio 003 · Method

From idea
to heirloom.

Five steps
I II III IV V CONVERSATION PROPOSAL & DEPOSIT DESIGN BUILD DELIVERY
I.

Conversation

Thirty minutes. The piece, the room, the budget, the timeline. About half end here — sometimes I tell people they'd be better off with something off the shelf.

II.

Proposal & Deposit

After the call, a written proposal — scope, materials, ballpark price, timeline. A deposit reserves your build slot and lets me start sourcing wood.

III.

Design

Sketches and a digital model when it earns one. Back and forth until both of us are confident in the design before any cuts are made.

IV.

The Build

Six to fourteen weeks depending on the piece. Joints cut by hand, modern tools where they earn their place. Photos and short films along the way.

V.

Delivery

Local I deliver and install myself. Freight when it's farther. The piece arrives signed, stamped, and dated. Built to last generations.

Folio 004 · Studio

Three ways
to work together.

I.

Commission a piece

Custom furniture built for the space it's going into. A handful each year — by design.

Start a project
II.

Build the
same piece

Detailed plans for the builds — drawings, cut lists, joinery notes. First three drop this summer.

Join the list
III.

Use the
same tools

The tools I reach for, daily. No sponsorships. Affiliate-disclosed.

See the tools
More like a piece of art than furniture.
David Engleman · Patron, 2026