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We at The GoodTimber, inc. take our work very seriously. Every piece of rustic and log furniture is hand-crafted to bring you a beautiful and sturdy piece of art. When building our log furniture, we start by hand-peeling each log with a drawknife. Each log is then hand-sanded and the ends are tenoned to created mortise and tenon construction.
The best log furniture companies will take great care to gain a relationship with you, the buyer, by making certain your log furniture is built for you and ensuring you order the right add-ons according to your budget & style. |
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Rustic furniture in the past has mostly been affordable only for the wealthy. We are trying to change that. We get thank you emails on a regular basis from people who would not have been able to buy this kind of quality rustic furniture, if it weren't for our prices. You see, having been in this business for over 16 years now, we have learned the costs of building this beautiful kind of home decor. Labor costs are by far the largest. Time is the most usable resource we have as GOOD log furniture builders. But we can save you money because we have no overhead. We own everything we have, thus leaving labor as our biggest cost. Our homes & life styles are modest, guaranteeing the customer a great price.
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We all love the log harvest. We take only dead standing trees. This assures great quality, not to mention it's great for the environment.
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A good log furniture company will also provide their customers with "rusticity" & "creativity". That is probably the most important character to look for in this kind of furniture. Log furniture is very different from other furniture in that it is much more an art than you log furniture, you will get a frame builder doing the work that Picasso should be doing. This is a very creative job that takes very creative people to build the right way. You should get inconsistencies, abstract markings, gaps & knots in every piece. |
Due to the beauty of the type of furniture, you'll get inconsistencies, there will be irregularities where there wouldn't be in regular furniture. One leg of a table may be a different size than the next & so on. Wood checking is also common in all varieties of wood. But that is the majestic beauty of it all.
Scroll around this page for a tour of the shop & some of the great people we have working for us. Thank you.
Yours Truly,
G.Tom Jewkes
Want log furniture that is beautiful? We offer many beautiful styles of log furniture, including aspen, cedar and lodgepole pine because every customer has their own taste and budget. But our personal favorite is building from aspen logs. Aspen logs are naturally filled with color variations, worm holes and other markings. They are beautiful and unique and we love the works of art we can create with them.
Can't afford to spend a fortune on your log furniture? We at the GoodTimber strive to keep our prices as low as possible without sacrificing the quality that we believe each of our customers deserve. We also offer many styles of log furniture so you can find the designs that best fit your taste and budget. We have done our research and haven't found another company with our prices and quality. That's why we feel confident when we say NO ONE HAS A BETTER VALUE!
Looking for log furniture that is high quality and built to last? We have seen all kinds of log furniture and we choose to offer only the best. Each of our log beds come with the entire bed frame built from logs and lumber. Each bed is built using 100% mortise and tenon construction ensuring that each of our customers receives sturdy, long-lasting furniture. In addition, all of our cabinetry is built from solid alder or pine and trimmed in logs to match our other furniture. We do not use veneer of any kind. And each piece is built one at a time ensuring the time and commitment from our experienced builders necessary to bring our customers the quality log furniture they deserve.
Don't risk buying from "backyard" builders! Put over 30 years of experience in the log furniture business to work for you. Our log furniture is of such outstanding quality that we are now the exclusive manufacturer of FIELD & STREAM® log furniture. And we will be here in 10, 20 or even 50 years from now when you want to order additional matching pieces of furniture or if you have questions about your existing furniture. BUY FROM SOMEONE YOU CAN TRUST! Our reviews and our history say it all!
Please note:
Please remember that rustic furniture is a very characteristic brand of furniture, we say regular furniture is a science, & log furniture is an art. Therefore, when a customer gets a piece, it will be somewhat abstract & different, causing beautiful curves, WOOD CHECKING, knots, warps in wood, & very inconsistent on measurements & spacing. We're sure you will appreciate this uniqueness & realize that this is the type of furniture that was bought. We do not expect you to ignore a problem, if it occurs, but once in a while, people will see this type of art and natural beauty as a mistake, not realizing that this is the rusticity and beauty of this type of furniture. Fortunately, most of our customers are appreciative; we do attract the nicest and best customers in the nation!
All sales are subject to the following disclaimer for all credit card sales:
I the customer have paid for my items using Visa or master card I agree to forego ANY charge back for ANY reason under our NO REFUND policy. I understand any problems will be dealt with outside of a charge back credit directly with the Goodtimber. I Understand I will NOT be credited back on my Credit card account for any reason if I cancel the sale, or are dissatisfied with purchase. Buyer's acceptance of any items agrees that this transaction was consummated within the state of Utah and consents to the application of all Utah state Laws and to the jurisdiction of Utah State Courts. Should a dispute arise out of this transaction. Buyer further agrees that should he/she default in any obligation of this agreement, he/she shall be responsible for all attorney fees and court costs involved in the prosecution of this action. Acceptance constitutes an agreement to pay the above listed price and totals, with in agreed terms.
Grant trimming an incomplete
single drawer nightstand. Building
furniture the right way isn't some-
thing just anyone can do.
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Robert's love for the
GoodTimber shows in his work.
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Bob is a great example that our
staff is the very best there is!
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Merlin takes his time sanding a piece
of trim for an entertainment center.
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AJ, an example of another
GoodTimber perfectionist.
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This log doesn't look like much yet.
But when Gerald is finished, it
will be a wonderful carving of a
bear and the top of a sign post.
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David is using the greatest tool in the
world - the draw knife. He is hand-
peeling a piece of aspen. He may be
deaf, but he is one of the best
log furniture builders in the Rockies.
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Nathan Mitchell, the star of the new motion
picture"Joseph Smith the Prophet of the
Restoration", is one of our VERY
best hands and a great guy.
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A portion of our facilities, where we focus on ensuring our customers receive the highest
quality furniture. We love what we do and it shows in our work.
Note of little caution. The Aspen & Logdgepole logs we use come from high altitudes, and this sometimes creates a problem - especially in the winter months, but also throughout the year. Ants & leaf eater bees often venture through these types of wood during the summertime leaving their beautiful markings, which are the natural creations that we look for and sometimes have trouble finding. When we harvest wood, we spend extra time sifting through & passing up lots of wood of the wrong age or with too little character. We look most for the pieces where the insects have left their beautiful designs. Sometimes, however, these insects will hibernate inside the logs and there is no way for us to see them without cutting into them. Most often, we notice these insects and leave those logs behind. However, we estimate that these hibernating ants and bees will go unnoticed in 1 out of 300 logs that we use. This can be a problem to some people. In the past, they have not been harmful or even pesky. In fact, in our experience, the leaf eater bee's sting has not been as harsh as the sting of the more commonly known carpenter bee. But some people are very allergic to such insects. If this is the case with you, we would recommend that you do not buy rustic furniture or , at least, watch your furniture closely in a warm environment for a couple weeks before bringing it into your home. As we have stated before, this has not been a big problem, but it has always been an issue for rustic furniture builders. Although most rustic furniture builders would not mention this problem, we give you this insert not due to complaints, but because we want to be overly cautious. We hope that this warning does not distract from the beauty & character of rustic furniture that has been in our nations heritage for centuries.
