Ballast & Beam Woodworking

Ballast & Beam Woodworking Creating furniture that makes your house feel like a home. Veteran owned woodworking business.

The big reveal! This is probably my biggest and most complex project to date. A massive 6’ x 6’ white oak table with mat...
05/08/2026

The big reveal! This is probably my biggest and most complex project to date. A massive 6’ x 6’ white oak table with matching bench seats. It incorporates a custom base and bench seat legs from and a smoked glass center insert. Finished with Dark Roast and Sheen +

All in the details. White oak table with a cherry bow tie and copper resin holding the check together.
05/05/2026

All in the details. White oak table with a cherry bow tie and copper resin holding the check together.

From concept >>> reality, this piece showcases white oak paired with copper resin and beams from a 300-year-old German h...
04/30/2026

From concept >>> reality, this piece showcases white oak paired with copper resin and beams from a 300-year-old German house. The beams still bear old door hardware, and I'm thrilled to have saved this detail. A nice blend of past and present.

03/09/2026

So much wood 🪵 in this kitchen! Finished off these English Walnut faux timber headers with some square headed bolts from . We distressed the headers with chisels, wire wheels and even took a torch to them in a few spots. The added under wrap ensures the roller shades stay hidden and make them look like beams that is built into the wall. The windowsills are also English Walnut, just with a smooth finish sanded up to 220 and oiled.

The living room got similar treatment, sans the decorative bolts. Really happy with how both rooms turned out!

Carving up 4/4 English Walnut for custom window headers. Creating some faux beams for a kitchen.
02/13/2026

Carving up 4/4 English Walnut for custom window headers. Creating some faux beams for a kitchen.

01/19/2026

Solo flipping a 200lbs slab…well just say the first attempt was a practice round…. Also thought I broke my work table. 😬😅

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01/06/2026

Couple new big boys in the shop! Needed for flush trimming the four, 2 1/8” thick white oak slabs that will be joined together in a massive dining table.

2 1/2” carbide insert, flush trim bits

Stay tuned!

Serious projects, serious tools!
07/10/2025

Serious projects, serious tools!

Go vote for Yeager!
05/27/2025

Go vote for Yeager!

Incredible opportunity to be part of celebrating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. I had the honor of bu...
03/21/2025

Incredible opportunity to be part of celebrating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. I had the honor of building a writing desk that now holds a letter written by General George Washington!

The exhibit “Give Me Liberty”, is a joint display between and and is currently on display at VHMC in Richmond and will move to the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown next year as part of .

What a cool experience!

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