Maple Corner Woodworks
WorkingWonders™ carries the full line of made-to-order, custom Maple Corner Woodworks products. If you don't see what you're looking for on the site (but saw it elsewhere) we can get it for you - provided, it is still being made, of course. Just send your request and information via our contact form, or give us a call. Maple Corner Woodworks has the capability to do some customization of their furniture – so it never hurts to ask, they may be able to make it for you!
What makes this company and its products sustainable?
This company has earned the following WorkingWonders Green Guide™ icons:
Improves Better Production Practices, Conserves Natural Resources, Improves Air Quality, Reduces Waste, Manufacturing Location Transparency
WorkingWonders considers Maple Corner Woodworks a company that has made a solid commitment to sustainable practices. Its processes and practices are worthy of emulating by other companies who make these kinds of products. The information below refers specifically to products made by Maple Corner Woodworks and is in their own words.
In Their Words:
Our Philosophy
Maple Corner Woodworks began in 1982 in a modest shop in Vermont with the highest standards for quality, consistency, and design. Over the years as our business and reputation have grown, our craftsmen have kept and improved upon our original vision. We are a team of dedicated furniture makers, taking pleasure and satisfaction in every piece that leaves our shop doors.
We manufacture some of the finest cherry, maple and walnut furniture available anywhere. Starting with the very best wood, from the western Pennsylvania cherry forests to the maple hardwood groves of Vermont, we match color and wood grain in each piece to produce a seamless and elegant feel and appearance. The cherry we use is exclusively heartwood—the salmon color wood that achieves a deep rich patina with time. Hard maple is always the figured golden-color sapwood. With walnut, we select and match the deeply rich chocolate color heartwood.
Each piece is meticulously and critically examined from the action of a drawer or door to the satin-like feel of a chest top. Our dedication to consistency allows customers to collect pieces from us over the years, assured that pieces purchased a year or more apart will nestle together as if made at the same time.
As you review photographs of individual pieces, you will see our Traditional Shaker, Canterbury, Harvest Moon, Gamble, and Horizon styles presented with an honest and delicate design. It is the way furniture used to be made.
Our Vermont Quality
The Green Mountain state of Vermont is home to a long and skilled tradition of woodworking and furniture making of the highest standards. This adage still holds true. We have been fortunate to hire and retain highly skilled woodworkers with a deep dedication to quality and refinement in furniture building. We work hard and play plenty. A strong work ethic combined with ingenuity in building furniture is a given for everyone working here.
Environmental Commitment
We believe in harvesting wood in a responsible manner to preserve forests for future generations. Whenever possible we buy wood and support organizations with this goal in mind.
This is a part of the Vermonter mindset going back generations. It includes a deep respect for the land and trees that make this state so unique in our country. We have worked with hardwood brokers and sawmills for decades, establishing close working relationships with those intimately involved in forest management and sustainability.
The base finish in all our furniture is a non-toxic, zero VOC (volatile organic compounds) Danish oil based on the carriage oils of the 1800s. It is a linseed oil-based finish. We augment higher wear surfaces with polyurethane oil that cures completely before leaving our shop.
We consider wood is a living and breathing material after it is fashioned into furniture and recommend hydrating your furniture periodically with high-quality furniture grade oil.
Design Lines
We work in 5 distinct design lines or styles.
We began our shop 32 years ago with our Traditional Shaker style and it is still popular today. It incorporates the finer elements of the mid to later 1800’s period of furniture design. Our lines are clean and simple. Components are well proportioned for a delicate yet sturdy appearance. We use four-sided tapered corner posts, chamfered edges, cove moldings, and the traditional round button shaker knob. The resulting design has lasted the ages and continues to be extremely popular.
Canterbury Shaker reflects a more contemporary influence. Highlights include the two-sided taper, eased edges, arched bottom aprons, large under top bevel and the classic shaker mushroom pull.
Harvest Moon combines Asian and modern elements that give both light and grounded appearance. Our signature half-moon inset-pull balances both the reverse tapered corner posts and the large under top cove cut. Corner posts feature full-thickness round-over that bookend a central arch. The walnut pulls contrast handsomely with cherry, but you may combine maple and walnut with any features. As with the Shaker line, we feel the Harvest Moon style provides integration of aesthetics and function.
Horizon style was born out of a custom project with one of our showroom designers some years ago, a collaboration that updated the modern post-war 50’s design that, as with many good designs, has returned in popularity. Relying on Danish modern elements, the case-goods and beds have modern accents with minimal overhangs.
Gamble style is another collaborative style anchored primarily with the massive modern wedge-shaped bed. Head and footboards have nearly 2” thick panels of meticulously matched grain and color patterns with “wedge-like” wings flowing in opposite directions. This bed nestles well with any of our design lines.
