There’s something special about using your hands to create an heirloom piece of furniture that you build to withstand the tests of time. It connects you to the process in a way that gives you more respect and curiosity for the materials used, the handcrafted technique, and the process itself.
Furnituremaker and instructor Joseph Thompson has been woodworking since 2003. He attended the Silva Bay Shipyard School on Gabriola Island in British Columbia, and completed a 3-month intensive in the dead of a Maine winter at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport.
Seeking a different way of life, Joseph returned to his hometown of Orangeburg, SC and began his fine woodworking business.
Joseph’s work has been shown in museums and galleries nationally. He is an instructor at the Charleston Woodworking School. His wife Katie joined him in the shop in 2010, and they have two children.
“The grain in each piece of wood is unique in color, shape, depth and dimension. You can tell how different each piece is and that makes every item we make even more special.”
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