traditionally crafted custom furniture and goods
designing and crafting custom furniture and other wooden goods to solve problems and bring a touch of honest to goodness craftsmanship to your space.
branagancustom is a one-man shop crafting from high-quality solid wood using traditional tools and techniques.



Using only hand tools and traditional construction methods, I aim to solve problems with high-quality hand crafted items.
Are you:
- having trouble finding a piece to fit a space just right?
- want a piece created specifically to house something important?
- looking for custom hand-crafted gifts?
I build medium to smaller sized furniture and wooden items such as tables, benches, wall cabinets, bookshelves and more.
If you have a piece in mind or are curious about the process, get in touch by answering a few questions and we can start the conversation:
For more information about the process check out our FAQ

Our approach
A lot of custom woodworking is extravagant. Our approach is more down-to-earth. I want to solve problems for people, with high quality material and pieces crafted by hand, to fit your life and taste.
Given our methods, we stick to familiar hardwoods such as oak, cherry, walnut and elm (and always open to softwoods like pine) and our pieces involve joinery like dovetails, mortise and tenons, housing dadoes and so on.
Crafting your piece is a collaboration. We’ll work together to define the project and what’s involved, we’ll refine the design together, I’ll get building it in the shop, and when it’s done a dusted we’ll get it delivered to its new home.
Meet the maker
Hi, I’m Kevin. I like to build practical, well-made furniture from wood, using only hand tools and some elbow grease. I started woodworking as a hobby in 2018 and quickly developed a passion for building, and an obsession with the possibilities of creating things with my hands. I’d like to share this passion with others and solve problems for people while I’m at it – with well-made, beautiful, lasting pieces.
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A quick shop update – The blog is still alive
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Some Lessons Learned in Sharpening Other Blades
Read more: Some Lessons Learned in Sharpening Other BladesLet me preface this by saying this is not a sharpening how-to or ultimate guide. I don’t talk about sharpening theory, optimal bevel angles or tool steels. There are a…
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Project: Small Traditional Wall Cabinet 2 – The Door and Drawer
Read more: Project: Small Traditional Wall Cabinet 2 – The Door and DrawerOnce the carcass was glued up I could start working on the door and drawer. The drawer was fairly straightforward since there weren’t a whole lot of design or other…



