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|  | | | | Why Buy American-made Studio Furniture? Why buy handcrafted, American made studio furniture? Here’s why…….
Bruce lives on an island in the Puget Sound where he owns and operates a small furniture making business with his wife, their two young children, and one employee. Everyone is involved – Bruce’s wife keeps the books and works in the shop on occasion and his kids sweep the floor after school for spending money. Dennis, Bruce’s only employee, is completely dependant on his job to support his own family, which includes a special needs child. Everyone works hard and takes a great deal of pride in what they do. The dusty bulletin board is filled with pictures of things they have made over the years. Bruce points at one photo of a recently completed Queen Anne dining table. “I earned about $10 / hour making this table”, he laments, “but it turned out great and the owners loved it, so it was worth it”!
Millions of American manufacturing jobs have been outsourced overseas within the last few years and many millions more are vulnerable. The news is filled with stories about outsourcing as the furniture industry gradually moves overseas in an effort to find cheaper labor. Working conditions are often secondary to profitability and injuries are a part of the daily routine.
Bruce and Dennis have never had a serious shop accident and they go out of their way to wear dust masks while sporting hearing and eye protection. The radio plays in the background while each of them thinks about the piece that he is currently making and about how that table or chair will be used in the home where it will end up. Each scratch is carefully scraped and sanded away with the utmost care that can only be given to custom furniture. The tooling is adequate, but Bruce would someday like to buy a new, more powerful table saw, but for now the old one will have to do. They have moved away from toxic finishes and are now using more environmentally friendly finishes in an effort to preserve their health
It’s folks like this who have furnished American homes for the last 2 centuries and we at Custom Furniture Online are continuing that tradition. We not only rely on our dedicated workers but also on our incredible customers who make the choice to have their furniture made the old way – with personal attention to detail, with a spirit of cooperation among fellow woodworkers, and with a grand sense of pride that will always be a part of the history of that special piece of furniture.
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