Turtlepond Woodworking is a University Heights maker creating handcrafted hardwood pieces for personal customers, corporate clients, and charitable events. Drawing on locally sourced hardwoods from the Cleveland and Pittsburgh area, it focuses on custom work and larger batch orders, including edge-grain cutting boards and cigar ashtrays.
Hardwood Lumber CompanySince 1958, Hardwood Lumber Company has handcrafted custom hardwood products in Middlefield, Ohio, from butcher-block countertops and stair parts to cutting boards and cabinetry. Its local artisans work with sustainably sourced domestic hardwoods and exotic species, tailoring pieces for homeowners, designers, and professionals. The company’s made-to-order cutting boards can be personalized with features such as engraving, juice wells, or handles.MIDDLEFIELD, OH
Chagrin Valley Custom FurnitureBorn from founder Sheldon Myeroff’s furniture-making hobby, Chagrin Valley Custom Furniture has built one-of-a-kind hardwood furniture from scratch in Northeast Ohio since 2013. Its Warrensville Heights team works with clients nationwide from a 6,000-square-foot facility, where hand-finished live-edge and epoxy-resin pieces can be personalized further with CNC-engraved logos or topographic maps. The company’s made-to-order work is shipped across the United States.WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH
Clarence WoodworksClarence Woodworks turns locally sourced hardwood into custom live-edge furniture and other wood pieces, giving backyard trees a second life in homes and businesses. Powered by A&A’s Tree Service, the Clarence Center shop preserves each slab’s natural grain and character while shaping it to a customer’s specifications. Its work ranges from one-of-a-kind tables to custom pieces for local businesses.CLARENCE, 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.