Cedar Bench Works Makes Furniture from the City's Discarded Wood

Field notes

The workshop limits commissions to a handful at a time and gives an expected six-to-ten-week timeline, depending on the season. Its material supply comes largely from fences and decks removed within a few miles of Portland, which means the builders work around nails, grit, and occasional staples before finishing the wood. The visible portfolio includes paired ash stools made for a bakery on Alder Street, cedar shelving made from reclaimed fence boards, and an eight-foot bench with a laminated top and leg vise.