Every Lineage piece begins as a design challenge and ends as a legacy.
Six steps. No shortcuts. This is how a Lineage piece is made.
We learn your vision before we touch any wood.
Every commission begins with a conversation — not a form. We need to understand the space the piece will live in, the people it will serve, and what you want to feel when you walk past it in twenty years.
We ask hard questions. We push back on ideas that won't serve the final piece. We bring our own perspective to the table — that's what you're hiring. By the end of this phase, both sides are aligned on exactly what success looks like.
Every dimension is decided before the first cut.
This is where the aerospace background becomes tangible. The piece is fully modeled in CAD — every joint, every radius, every surface. Nothing is left to improvisation on the shop floor.
CAM toolpaths are generated and simulated. Material properties are accounted for: wood movement across seasons, grain orientation relative to structural load, finish behavior over time. When the design is approved, we know it will work — not as a guess, as a certainty.
The wood chooses us as much as we choose it.
We source slabs in person from trusted mills. We look for grain, figure, color, and structural integrity. A slab that photographs well but has hidden tension or unstable moisture content doesn't leave the mill.
The material selection is reviewed against the approved design. Grain direction is oriented for visual effect and structural purpose simultaneously. For matched or bookmatched pieces, we evaluate multiple options until the pairing is exactly right.
The machine executes what the design specified — exactly.
Material is prepped on the industrial planer and drum sander: dimensioned, flattened, and brought to precise thickness before a single CNC toolpath runs. The 5′ × 10′ bed accepts full slabs without the seams and compromises that smaller machines force.
Cuts are run in stages — roughing, finishing, detail. Tolerances are checked throughout. The machine doesn't improvise. Neither do we.
Where the machine stops, the maker begins.
No piece leaves the shop without extensive hand work. Surfaces are progressively sanded through grits until they respond to light the way they should. Edges are eased, joints are fitted, joinery is tested under load.
Finish selection is matched to the piece and its environment — hardwax oils for natural warmth and easy repair, conversion varnishes for maximum protection, hand-rubbed wax for pieces that should feel like heirlooms from the first touch. Each coat is applied, assessed, and decided on by hand.
The piece arrives the way it was built — perfectly.
Lineage pieces are wrapped, padded, and transported with the same care applied throughout their construction. We do not hand pieces to freight carriers and hope for the best.
Installation is handled directly when required. Base assembly, leveling, final inspection in your space. We don't leave until the piece is right — positioned, level, in light, and matching the vision you and we agreed on at the start.
Most commissions complete in 8–16 weeks depending on complexity, material availability, and finishing requirements.
Ready to start the conversation?
Tell us about your project. We’ll tell you whether we’re the right fit — and if we are, we’ll show you exactly how we’d approach it.