Joe DiGiorgio built DiGiorgio Woodworks around the tools and specialty-woodworking legacy passed down by his father, an aircraft mechanic and carpenter. From its Cincinnati workshop, the business creates one-of-a-kind pieces for customers who want personal meaning worked into handmade woodwork, with custom furniture and engraved boards among its offerings.
Ohio Woodworking CompanySince William Frank founded it on a Cincinnati lumberyard in 1930, Ohio Woodworking Company has remained a third-generation, family-owned shop. Today, its experienced craftspeople combine traditional cabinetmaking with modern production technology to create custom work for commercial and institutional clients, from the Cincinnati area and across the country.CINCINNATI, OH
Canterbury Woods CreationsAfter leaving a 12-year technology career, founder Francis Twomey turned an oak bed made for his new upstate New York home into Canterbury Woods Creations, a woodworking studio making handmade furniture and custom commissions. Working primarily with domestic hardwoods, Twomey builds one-of-a-kind pieces around a client’s dimensions, space, and ideas rather than producing for quantity. The family’s J&J Twomey Collection adds handmade boards and trays crafted by his parents, with a tree planted and a portion of proceeds donated to the American Heart Association for each board or tray sold.VESTAL, NY
Derek James WoodworkingDerek and Ali Gerdeman built Derek James Woodworking from a basement-garage side hustle into a full-time, client-focused woodworking business serving central Ohio. The couple works with homeowners from the first sketch through installation, shaping natural Ohio hardwoods into custom pieces that make a house feel like home.
Eicher Woodworking, LLCFamily-owned Eicher Woodworking has worked from its Loudonville, Ohio shop since 1992, earning recognition for careful craftsmanship and dependable service. Its cabinetmakers shape custom work for homeowners across Ohio and surrounding states, then install each project themselves.LOUDONVILLE, OH