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Joshua Lynn Custom Furniture Maker
- Arlington, TX 76013 (map)
- (682) 438-4563
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Joshua Lynn Custom Furniture Maker • Arlington, TX
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I build custom furniture to order. If you can dream it up I can find a way to build it. In my small shop quality is number one, I don't use MDF nor particle board.
Since I do every thing from design to finished product, you have a lot of options to customize your piece. All of my furniture is load tested before it leaves, on some pieces I even stand on them to make sure it will hold up.
The finishing technique I use is time consuming but it is the best way I know how to finish. I always aim to have a glass like finish. I can also do applied woodcarving if you want some thing really different, the job I'm now has Wolfs carved all over the place.
My customers love their finished pieces, they also love how many questions I ask and the regular updates on their work. When they get the piece they are often a bit shocked to see how pretty yet structurally sound it is.
My pricing, if I'm going to loose a contract it usually happens soon after the quote is sent, I do have a lot of people who simply can't afford the work. This probably isn't a normal thing to put into the description area but I feel that its the right thing to do.
Keep in mind that by going thru me, you're paying for quality. Cheap and high end work takes time. I really hope that readers take this heads up as a good marker of my business ethics.
Question and answer
Q. If you were a customer, what do you wish you knew about your trade? Any inside secrets to share?
A. Most of what you see in the local furniture store is made of Particle Board with a veneer over the top or MDF lined.
Solid wood and plywood are stronger and there's definatley a difference in price. Further more Solid woods and plywoods don't typically come apart with moisture.
Though solid and ply woods take more time and skill to work the result is a piece that will cost more initally yet last considerably longer.
Q. What important information should buyers have thought through before seeking you out?
A. Information will affect quote times (I offer free quotes but they still take time to do), the more I have the better.
For me four things really help:
1) Size desired, if I look at it and want to change it I'll let you know and tell you why I think the difference will be better.
2) Style prefered, is it more modern or Shaker or...?
3) Photo's of work you like, I can get a better idea of weather you want more function or beauty in your piece.
4) Types of woods you want used, if it must be solid Walnut I need to know as it will affect price.
Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?
A. The biggest thing is quality, I don't mind suggesting more expensive materials as long as I know that they will hold up. My artistic range is also helpful in creating one of a kind origional pieces, I've done every thing from woodcarvings to woodburnings to personalize a piece for a client. Next is my joinery, I often stand on a piece to make sure it will handel most any thing you can throw at it. Lastley is the finish, I use only Minwax finishes when staining because they are the best and that's exactly what I expect for my clients.
Q. What do you like most about your job?
A. I love that I rarley (if ever) do the same job the same way for different people, the work is always changing. I enjoy getting to know a client and then designing (some times we add art work) based on the customers likes and dislikes, for me it's always a fun challange. I also enjoy those odd pieces where there's a lot of carvings or burnings that have to be done "just so" to look right, the time and skill married with steady hands and knowladge in my field give me a lot of joy.
