Westbrook Carpentry & Millwork

09/05/2026

Just working away here on another project in the shop. A custom VG fir shelf cabinet for a historic home office in Seattle. This will be clear coat so no face frame penetrations and attention to grain pattern matches. This cabinet will also have a 1 inch thick shelf on top that that goes across the office from an inside corner also with a radius on the end to match. I built this as simple as I could but still with great quality to keep the budget in line with the space. Plus after clear coating the fir it will match the rest of the home. I would have liked to do a foot and a top on the radius shelf unit but that was one of the dollar saving eliminators. Still I believe it will still tie in nicely given the small space I’ll be installing this into. That will be for a later post. Cheers everyone!!

08/27/2026

Been busy here in the wood shop! Some shots from a variety of projects that have gone through in the last while. White oak floating shelves for a yoga studio in seattle. Window screen insert, double hung sash repair drop off. VG fir for glue up shelf material for a custom cabinet project I am making for a seattle historic home. A whole bunch of traditional wood storm sash for a historic home in Ballard. And much more projects on the way. Haven’t posted in a while so this is just a touch in for now. Enjoy the rest of summer!

07/21/2026

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04/18/2026

Pretty well done with this custom made historic window in seattle. This entire project was completed by westbrook in house. The exception is that the sash are now in at Annapurna Glass to have the custom panels made and glazed in. The storm sash hangers came from , made some custom flashing to help with longevity, filled and calked and pre primed the exterior.
Looking forward to posting this one on my website! Anyone want to take a guess on how many hours it took to do the project? looking forward to a little Yukon time before starting the next project.

04/11/2026

Almost done!! With the install of this exact replication or recreation historic window and millwork. The carpentry involved spans everything from setting up scaffolding, proper lead containment, demolition preserving parts and pieces for copy, procuring proper material and hardware, milling custom moldings, window sash, jambs, making storm sash, proper weatherproofing, pre priming, installation using exterior techniques for longevity, filling and sanding and lastly mobilization of moving out of the project. Leaving the customer with a paint ready product. All this done by myself using my shop, field tools and knowledgeable experience. You will note the last photo is the glass panel example made for the homeowner by the artist in his studio to show the coloration difference of glass. It is important to understand that not all restoration glass is made the same. The chemical make up difference can be seen between a blue hue or clear against a white surface. It’s important to use glass that matches the rest of the house. Lastly all of this requires excellent communication with the owner, mindful project management, and patient diligence. All of the above is a good example of the unique personalized service homeowners experience in working with Westbrook Carpentry and Millwork.

04/04/2026

A person was inquiring about my craft services informed me that somebody like me doesn’t exist!! That’s what he was told by other carpentry services about his project. He hired Westbrook on the spot over the phone. All he wanted was for this custom carpentry, millwork job to be done in house by one carpenter. So I have a nice custom cabinet/casement project on the books for next year. This is an ongoing theme I’ve noticed in talking to customers over the years. In fact I know there are many out there who are like me who have the talent, tooling, experience to do a wide verity of custom carpentry work from start to finish. The difference is we are real crafts people, artisans, who have spent much time sometimes our whole lives investing in practicing our craft. Yes we make a living and have businesses but it’s less about a for profit focused business system and more about a living philosophy…. A tone of contribution rather than extraction. So next time you feel like you’re being funneled into something you don’t want because craftspeople like me don’t exist, I can tell you we do, so don’t give up keep looking!!!! Ok so in the mean time I got the window I’ve been building installed and am now working on installing the custom moldings made in the shop. With the test fitting it looks like everything fits perfectly! Also you will notice my cut station on the scaffolding under cover so all the joinery can be precision and protected from the weather so nothing is compromised while working.