Ask the Shop Beaver
Frequently Asked Questions
This page contains answers to common questions handled by our support staff, along with some tips and tricks that we have found useful and presented here as questions.
What are the steps in purchasing custom furniture?
First we need information from you on your furniture ideas. You can contact us via the website or call us at 1-906-297-3047. You can reach us Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time). After receiving your information we will complete a quote based on this information. This quote will be in the form of a range such as $3,500.00 to 4,200.00.If this quote is acceptable we require a 10% deposit to initiate the design drawings. The drawings will be produced for you final approval. At any time during the design phase you can walk away with no more obligations for the furniture but you will forfeit your 10% deposit. There is no charge for changes in the design or revisions to the drawings at this time We require a 50% deposit less the 10% design fee after drawings have been approved and a firm quote is agreed on. Materials are now ordered and your furniture is put into the production schedule.
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How long does it take for my order to ship?
It takes about 12 to 16 weeks to ship from design approval.
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How do I take care of my wood product?
We will send “how to care” instructions with every wood product.
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Where can I see your furniture in a showroom?
I do not have a showroom since each project is custom made for each individual client. I do invited future clients to call and make an appointment to visit my wood shop and office located at 16395 M-134, DeTour, Michigan.
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What is Custom Furniture?
"Custom" has many meanings as everyone's needs have become more specific. We offer true custom work for those with very specific size and design parameters. Send us your photo or sketch and we will quote out the work for you. Custom also means built to your expectations. We take great pride in delivering our clients an American made, solid wood piece of furniture they can be proud to have in their homes and one day pass down to their children. No two pieces we make are exactly alike, so your furniture is unique and therefore
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Why do solid wood products react the way they do?
The choice of buying a natural material over one made by man you are letting mother nature do the design work. A trees growth and grain pattern are greatly influenced by location and weather conditions. The variations in grain determine light and dark patterns in the finishing process. Heartwood and sapwood (on the outer edge of the tree) vary in color and are natural characteristics of the trees growth. Just a reminder, if it is too perfect it's probably not real wood.
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