Shown are Mahogany benches for a dining room table. We handcraft benches for your tables or other areas of your home. Slabs are live edge naturally seasoned exotic woods from right here in South Florida. Dowels are 3/4" hardwood with mahogany wedges. Standard bench size is approx 60" long and 12" wide at seat and 17" tall. Benches are $985.00 EACH and can be built in any of the exotic woods we have here in South Florida. We have live oak, mahogany, Albizia, Florida cherry, tamarind and many others to choose from. E mail me for pic's of the different woods. Custom pieces can be commissioned and built to your specifications, sizes and colors. You can choose the type of exotic woods and the finishes. You can even pick out the exact slabs we use to produce your piece at the sawmill during the milling process. Dining room tables, side bars, benches, coffee tables, chairs, bookshelf units, wall units, wall mounted shelves, custom made picture frames, kitchen & bath countertops can all be custom built for you out of exotic woods. One-of-a-kind pieces of wood art with or without live edges are what we do. . . If you can imagine it . . .we can build it. Thx. Dave Sutton
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My name is Dave Sutton.
Retiring after fifteen years of being a professional flats guide here in South Florida due to the 2009 recession and the gulf oil spill.
I then worked at home for Hotel Vanities International and have a small, but very well equipped wood shop in the back yard.
I have now moved to the mountains of Murphy, North Carolina and am in the process of building my retirement home and new workshop.
For almost 40 years I have given my very best effort to create heirloom quality pieces for every one of my customers that will last a lifetime.
Almost 4 decades of wood crafting has taught me one thing. If I want it done just right…
I have to do it myself.
If I don't like it, you won't see it. It's that simple.
I am the designer, craftsman and woodworker,
I pick the log and the slabs, I do the shaping and all the sanding. All of the assembly and fitting ??? Yup…all me.
I also do the hand rubbed finishes myself as well.
I learned my trade growing up in Rhode Island building handmade strip-wood canoes, hand made cabinets, slab furniture and working in various shipyards on the coast of Maine till I moved to Florida in 1990.
Finding all of the exotic woods available to me here was amazing. I was like a little kid in a candy store.
I now have built and moved into my retirement cabin in Murphy, NC and have just finished my new workshop. I love the mountains and the people here …
Mallika Patel
For Mallika's Coffee TableThe product is beautiful and as expected. Very good communication and professional in all aspects of the building process. Will definitely work with Dave again. Pricing is also reasonable too.
Chad Slusarski
For Heavy Duty Walking Cane/ Walking Stick - Black Walnut (American)Dave helped me in crafting a custom cane for my 6'3" 300 pound father. We were able to specify the woods used and Dave made several recommendations I would not have thought of to ensure it would support his weight. The finish and craftsmanship are top notch. Dave stayed in touch through the process updating me on status and ship date. I highly recommend you consider Dave for your project.
Timothy Tudor
For Custom Dining TableMr. Sutton Finished our live edge Bischofia table and bench in a timely manner, despite an incoming hurricane! We also lived within a few hours and he brought the item right to our door and educated us on caring for the table-which will likely last a lifetime. Too bad he doesn't do chairs! Thanks again, this was our first experience using Custommade, and it was a good one!
Sue Estes
For Ipe handle materialAs always a pleasure doing business with Dave.
Maria Bailey
For Reclaimed American Flag In Pallet Wood.Dave is awesome! He puts so much passion into his work. THis was my first P rojevt with custom made.com and I could not be happier. I am already thinking about the next project to do with Dave. He communicates with you Andy is very responsive to all your questions. I strive to work with good people as well as talented people and Dave is a good person with a helluva lot of talent. You can trust this guy to do a good job for you.
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