So who are we?
We've been working for two years on PlaidWood Design. We're a husband and wife team, where Jason designs & builds all that you see here. Karissa takes care of finishing and helps with assembly, and runs the office side of things. When we don't have custom furniture clients, we build barnwood home decor items, as you see on the left. Our custom work for clients is listed on the right.
From 2004-2009, I worked as an assistant to a very high-end custom furniture designer. In fact, they built stuff that was so high-end, some of their finished products cost the customers more than my entire year's salary.
In that position, I was primarily the drafter. I'd take my the concept sketches from my boss and his client, and draft it in AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop. Then I would program our 5 axis Shoda router CNC machine with the cutting specifications using MasterCam. Then I would test the G-code and edit it. Finally, I'd oversee the machine as it cut out the piece, troubleshooting any problems along the way. We then had assemblers, sanders, and finishers who finalized each piece.
Now, with my wife, I guess I do it all.
