Once A Tree Cabinet Studio is located in Kensington, Maryland, near Bethesda, and has been serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area for over 30 years. Steve Shafer builds art furniture and commissioned woodworking projects for both residential and commercial clients. Each project is designed and hand crafted for your specific needs.
The mainstay of our business is making what you cannot find. It can be because it doesn't exist, what's available is the wrong size or color for your needs, or requires that the project match existing products. The specialty of the studio is your design and custom specifications. We use a variety of materials in our craft.
The solid woods are domestic, exotic, and the increasingly popular reclaimed lumber. Some projects include curved plywood panels or solid wood laminations to create bent wood components. We hand lay up veneer to produce beautiful patterns and grain presentation. Custom millwork is common even when a small amount of trim needs to be reproduced from your existing original.
The mainstay of our business is making what you cannot find. It can be because it doesn't exist, what's available is the wrong size or color for your needs, or requires that the project match existing products. The specialty of the studio is your design and custom specifications. We use a variety of materials in our craft.
The solid woods are domestic, exotic, and the increasingly popular reclaimed lumber. Some projects include curved plywood panels or solid wood laminations to create bent wood components. We hand lay up veneer to produce beautiful patterns and grain presentation. Custom millwork is common even when a small amount of trim needs to be reproduced from your existing original.
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The cabinets shown here display the variety of custom woodwork produced by Once A Tree. All the pieces have different purposes and styles designed and handcrafted especially for the client. From classical walnut to southwestern american to antique victorian to simple oak - all styles can be created for you.
This is a small sample of the unique and infinite variety of one of a kind tables and desks handmade by Once A Tree. The fine woodworking here represents a personal desire for quality and craftsmanship. Steve Shafer has designed office furnishings, organic desks, artistic tables and antique inspired coffee tables.
These architectural examples are just a few of the interior and exterior projects that have been produced be Once A Tree. Whether for a whole room or just one section, Steve Shafer worked with architects, designers, and homeowners to produce these projects. The cabinet studio Once A Tree owned and operated by Steve Shafer specializes in solving the unique problems presented by numerous clients.
My training has been a lifetime of experience. In 5th grade my teacher realized I had an abundance of energy and invited me to help around the school stage where I began the journey of making most anything. I continued stage crew throughout junior and senior high school and I became manager for two years.
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Pat F.
Oct 03, 2018
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I came to Once A Tree after having a horrible experience with another business down the street that offered similar services. I had a mid century bar cart that had been attempted by a previous business to be restored, it was essentially ruined in the attempt. I worked closely with the master cabinet maker at Once A Tree and he was able to strip, reassemble and restore the wood bar cart to near perfection. The time frame, and price were extremely fair and I will look forward to working with Once A Tree in the future. Highly Recommended.
