From a five-acre Hudson Valley homestead, Max and Jordan Hoener run H.CO Handmade, a family-owned design-and-build firm making handcrafted furniture from locally sourced wood. The Millbrook studio combines clean modern design with Japanese woodworking and traditional joinery, often turning storm-fallen or client-saved trees into “Full Circle” pieces. H.CO was named Best Furniture Maker in the Hudson Valley by the 2025 Chronogram Readers’ Choice Awards.
Martin's Furniture USMartin’s Furniture grew from Harvey M. Martin’s small Pennsylvania wood shop in the early 1960s into a family-owned maker and retailer of handcrafted hardwood furniture, with custom pieces still produced on the Martin family homestead. Melvin M. Martin and his three sons continue to run the business, pairing local hands-on craftsmanship with modern equipment and sustainably sourced hardwoods. Every Martin-built piece is inspected and marked with the craftsman’s signature and date, while wood waste is reused for facility heat and local farm bedding.337122EPHRATA, PA
HUNT Country FurnitureSince 1926, HUNT Country Furniture has made solid-wood furniture by hand in the United States, carrying traditional joinery and finishing methods from its original Wingdale, New York homestead into today’s work. The family of skilled craftsmen builds pieces intended for daily use and eventual hand-me-downs, with custom wood and finish choices available through its Hudson Valley showrooms.WINGDALE, NY
Upstate Crafts WoodworkingAt its Verona, New York shop, Upstate Crafts Woodworking turns locally sourced hardwoods and reclaimed timbers into one-of-a-kind custom furniture and small wood goods. Its work pairs raw Appalachian character with modern function, using traditional joinery and material-first design for pieces built to be repaired and refinished rather than replaced. The shop also hand-turns distinctive writing instruments from reclaimed bourbon and Scotch barrel wood.ROME, NY
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