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Custom Furniture

Custom timber furniture made to your design

Karem Woodcraft makes your designs in timber. Our Bayswater workshop builds one-off furniture and turns components for homeowners, furniture designers and interior designers. Send a drawing, sketch or sample for a quote. Delivery is available Australia-wide.

Upload your photos or designs

Upload your furniture photos and designs

Send reference photos, sketches or PDF drawings. Include any dimensions you know and tell us whether you need a whole piece or a matching component.

    Your images up to 6 — photos, sketches or a PDF, 8 MB each

    Goes straight to our workshop inbox. We never share your details.

    Send us the drawing. We will make it.

    If you design furniture, we are the timber end of your studio — the lathe, the moulder and the bench you do not have to own. Turned legs and spindles, bobbin and barley-twist work, table pedestals, lamp bases, plinths, curved and shaped components, or a whole piece from your drawing. We work from a sketch, a CAD file, a photograph or a sample, in any timber species, one-off or in a run.

    And if you are not a designer — if you have simply seen something you love and want it made in real timber — that is the same job to us. Send us the picture.

    • Turned legs, spindles, bobbin and barley-twist work
    • Table pedestals, lamp bases, plinths and finials
    • Curved, shaped and laminated components
    • Whole pieces made to your drawing
    • Any timber species — prototypes, one-offs or production runs
    • Raw, primed or finished, ready to ship Australia-wide

    Furniture components

    Furniture components, turned from your sample.

    Furniture makers, restorers and upholsterers send us one part and we make the rest: a turned table leg, a bed post, a chair spindle, a pedestal column, a bun foot, a lamp base, a newel cap, a run of balusters for a cabinet gallery. Send the original, an offcut or a broken piece and we turn it on our own lathes to match the profile, the stops and the square sections, in the timber you name. We quote from the sample, so there is no catalogue and no standard size to fit.

    • Turned table legs, bed posts, chair and stool legs
    • Spindles, bobbins, barley twists and gallery balusters
    • Pedestal columns, lamp bases, plinths and bun feet
    • Newel caps, finials and drop pendants for cabinetwork
    • One replacement or a production run, in any timber species
    • Matched from a sample, an offcut or a drawing, delivered Australia-wide

    How to send a sample: post it to the workshop in Bayswater or drop it in on a weekday, or upload a photograph of it beside a tape measure using the upload form above. We measure it, quote the components and the freight, and the sample comes back with the order.

    Custom timber furniture questions

    Who makes custom furniture from my own timber design?

    Karem Woodcraft can make furniture from your design at its Bayswater workshop. Send a sketch, drawing or sample with dimensions for a quote.

    Can I get a one-off side table made in timber?

    Yes. Send the shape, height and top dimensions, plus how you want the base and finish to look.

    Can Karem make a dining table from my dimensioned sketch?

    Send the length, width, finished height and your preferred base. Include the seating arrangement so the workshop can assess leg and knee clearance.

    What should a furniture designer include in a drawing for a quote?

    Show the overall dimensions, sections, material, visible faces, finish and quantity. Call out tolerances or fittings that have to match another component.

    Can you make just the timber base for my own tabletop?

    Ask for a base-only quote. Send the top’s size, thickness, material, weight if known and proposed fixing points.

    What dimensions matter for a turned pedestal table base?

    Give the column height and diameters, the footprint, the top dimensions and the intended fixing arrangement so the workshop can assess the design.

    Can you reproduce a bobbin table leg from a sample?

    Send a sound sample or a measured drawing. Show the spacing of the bobbins, the leg length and the connection to the table.

    Can you make four matching barley-twist legs?

    Karem offers barley-twist turning. Specify the length, twist direction, square ends and whether all four legs are the same.

    Can I order a replacement timber chair spindle on its own?

    Ask for a single-component quote. Supply a sound spindle if available and include the length, fixing ends and where the spindle sits in the chair.

    Can you copy a timber bedpost with a finial?

    Send a full-length photo, close-ups of the turning and finial, and dimensions of the post and its joint positions.

    Can you turn a timber floor-lamp base from my design?

    Yes, Karem has turned timber lamp bases. Specify the height, footprint and any planned cable passage. Arrange the electrical fit-out separately with the appropriate tradesperson.

    Can you make furniture components for a designer’s prototype?

    Ask for a prototype quote from your drawing, including which features must match the final production version.

    Can you quote a repeat run of furniture parts?

    Send the final drawing, quantities per part and finish requirements. Ask how to approve a sample before the run.

    What should I send for a custom timber coffee table with a shaped edge?

    Send a dimensioned top view or a full-size outline, plus the edge profile, thickness and desired base.

    Can Karem make the timber parts for a console with a glass top?

    Ask the workshop to quote the timber base and provide your glass supplier’s dimensions and support details.

    Can you make curved timber parts for a cabinet or console?

    Send a plan or template showing the curve, the length and the thickness. Mark the visible face and whether the piece joins straight sections.

    How do I specify timber colour for custom furniture?

    Send a finish sample or photo and explain whether the piece will be clear-coated, stained or painted. Ask what timber and finish suit that look.

    Should I specify the grain direction on a custom furniture drawing?

    Yes, when it matters to the design. Mark the preferred direction and identify faces that should look consistent when assembled.

    Can I ask for unfinished furniture parts to paint myself?

    Yes. State that you want the parts supplied raw and ask what preparation the timber needs before finishing.

    Can a quote distinguish the furniture piece from finishing and freight?

    Ask for the workshop to identify what is included in the build, which finish is specified and what delivery will cost for your postcode.

    Can I send a sample of a leg without bringing in the whole piece?

    A removable sound sample can be enough for a component quote. Include photos of it in place and tell the workshop where it fits.

    How do I specify a matching set of timber bun feet?

    Record the height, widest diameter, top diameter, fixing style and quantity. Include one complete sample if you have one.

    Can you make spindle work for a timber cabinet gallery?

    Ask for a quote with the spindle profile, length, fixing details and spacing shown on a drawing or sample.

    How should I quote a timber furniture piece that must fit through a doorway?

    Supply the room and access dimensions, including the tightest opening and turns. Ask whether the design can be supplied in parts.

    What information helps Karem quote furniture delivery outside Melbourne?

    Send the item dimensions, postcode and access details. The workshop can advise on packing and freight for the completed piece.