Doric Dining Room

The Heritage Housewrights companyApr 23, 2026

FANTASTIC execution and design. Love the classical details!!!

River Road BuildsNov 28, 2025

Thanks! Shop is pretty barebones, always built everything on site until last year when I signed my first lease for a shop space. Just under 500sqft, uninsulated and unheated tin box - fun times in these NH winters! Rely heavily on handwork for all custom stuff & joinery - often faster than ordering custom tooling or making jigs for short runs of parts. That said, In addiiton to my job site tools I also run a 5hp cabinetsaw and 5hp shaper with powerfeed. Have a dewalt planer I abuse a bit too... haha!

Ian MacFaydenNov 26, 2025

Well I’d say you nailed it! What’s your shop setup like? That may demand a separate project, ha! That’s a sweet looking bench you have. How much hand work vs machine?

River Road BuildsNov 25, 2025

Wow! Thank you so much for the kind words, Ian. I started with design work - old school, ink on vellum. Built all of the cabinetry & much of the millwork - supplemented by Kuiken Brothers. Installed as well then followed by a finisher who did the spray finish. Put everything I had into this one. Solo job, bit off more than I could chew, and boy did I chew!

Ian MacFaydenNov 25, 2025

This is beautiful! Walk me through the scope of what you did here. you built, finished, and installed? Just incredible craftsmanship. Bravo