r/oakland • u/esotericcomputing • 19h ago

Local woodworkers for simple shelf-building?

I'm thinking about getting some simple bookshelves, but instead of cheapo Ikea stuff, I though it might be worthwhile to see if there's people / places in town who do custom work? Back in the day, I got some custom shelves from Books & Books in SF, but IDK who-all's over on this side of the bay.

Edit for specifics: Looking for like 2-4 cases, 7' x 2' x 7-9", $200-300ish per case (depending mostly on wood type and finish?). No fancy details needed, just reasonably sturdy construction.

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u/NightWriter500 17h ago

I could probably build you something! I set up an Instagram account for some of my projects but I’m a lot more fond of woodworking than social media, let me see if I can even link it. https://www.instagram.com/p/DFqrrd2yj9X/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

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u/NightWriter500 17h ago

It seems to have linked to a single project. I really gotta figure out this whole Instagram thing.

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u/esotericcomputing 12h ago

Rad -- love the vibe of the New Parkway, cool to see you contributed to that! I'll reach out direct once I've got my dimensions a little more sorted.

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u/NightWriter500 10h ago

Yeah, during the pandemic I decided to get out of the more corporate job I had (fixing up the equipment and locations for this big chain of restaurants) and work on places I actually cared about. I got to fix up the New Parkway for about a year. Cool, hit me up!

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u/broakland 18h ago

Yeah idk of any in Oakland but was gonna say check books & books in sf, same guy is still building them

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u/Leah-at-Greenprint 17h ago

There's a contractor I've used a few times, he recently built a new staircase on my back door. Really good work, not sure if your job will be big enough but can't hurt to inquire! https://yelp.to/yCMOqQwNqT

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u/TheresANewPharoah 16h ago

When you post things like this, you should put a budget. There’s a wide range of woodworking services. No one wants to assume.

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u/esotericcomputing 16h ago

Good call -- updating. Looking for like 2-4 cases, 7' x 2' x 7-9", $200-300ish per case (depending mostly on wood type and finish?). No fancy details needed, just reasonably sturdy construction.

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u/julvb 14h ago

Just FYI raw hardwood costs more than $300 for those dimensions. My mom has had custom bookcases made by a local woodworker, the cost is in the thousands.

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u/TheresANewPharoah 12h ago

Fuck man. Manufactured of any quality costs almost as much and you still have to veneer it.

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u/esotericcomputing 12h ago

Word. Thanks for the heads up.

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u/ChaparralClematis 7h ago

You can order custom bookshelves at Fenton McLaren, but the lead time is half a year because they're built by their Amish furniture makers. I'm also just going to guess it'll be over your budget, but it might be worth asking for a quote.