Old Virginia Woodworking

03/03/2026

"One thing I have experienced since I launched into furniture building and refinishing over twenty years ago, is this. By creating hand drawn drawings my customers often make comments like “OH–you are an artist!” which is pretty nice praise for a guy who just does old fashioned drafting." — Don Schanzenbach

See where the creative work happens
👉 https://www.oldvirginiawoodworking.com/where-the-creative-work-happens/

02/16/2026

This was a fun project !

See what we did in the latest Shop Notes post: https://www.oldvirginiawoodworking.com/antique-clock-a-surprise-for-dad/

05/10/2022

Transformed ✨

12/14/2021

From DRAWING to DOOR. 👊

Carriage house doors are fun to build. This giant door is half the set of two.

These are built of dry-treated, southern yellow pine. 🌲

Dry treated means the pine is:

☑️ cut and dried
☑️ then pressure treated for rot resistance
☑️ then kiln-dried a second time

It is furniture grade material when we get it.
And it ought to last the owners for decades or centuries into the future. 🙌

12/10/2021

This old red oak table was quite a mess when it arrived. It was stored in a damp garage for years leaving it filthy. Boards in the top had separated as the old glue gave out so the top was in numerous pieces when it arrived.

You can see the difference in color when we first sanded half of the top. That new wood color is almost always hiding under the ruined finishes on these antique pieces.

We stained it a nice medium brown (Minwax Honey if memory serves correctly). Out of that seemingly destroyed old wreck came this finished beauty. It is all solid oak, no veneers, so it ought to be good for another century.

08/28/2021

Sometimes pieces come into our shop a little worse for the wear 😬

Don’t worry, there is a beautiful table right here. Just needs a little work 😉

Stay tuned for the AFTER pics 👌

06/04/2021

This dining table was seriously damaged in a house fire, but we brought it back to primo condition 👌

We restore water and fire damaged furniture to look like new with our professional furniture refinishing techniques.

05/31/2021

What a privilege it has been to do reproduction woodwork for this restoration project!
This historic home is a gem, and we are glad it will be in use again in Bristol. 👏👏👏

A home built prior to Bristol, Virginia’s incorporation has been restored by a Washington County couple, who are hosting a reception today from noon-2 p.m., featuring Rita Springer, 93, great-granddaughter

05/18/2021

This one is ready for many more family dinners! 🍽

04/14/2021

Getting things done! Putting a door back in place after we took it to our shop for refinishing.

01/11/2021

Now hiring for 2 positions:
1. Skilled Furniture Refinisher/Shop Manager
2. Furniture refinishing and repair apprentice.

Apply right here 👉 https://www.oldvirginiawoodworking.com/apply/

11/11/2020

Antique and restoration projects sometimes get us off the big machines and back to hand tools. We enjoy the challenge!

Antique and restoration work sometimes gets us off the machines and back to using hand tools. This custom curved handrail is one of those projects!