Woodworkers Shop — Local services in Pekin

I’m not sure how but my written review was removed for this business. Strange. So, what it originally said was that I used their sanding service on 2 edge glued boards and one full board. 1 board was about 4 feet long, 1 was about 10 feet long and the 3rd was about 7 feet long. The edge glued boards were off about 1/8 inch. I was told that the service is $75/hr. So, I was thinking 3 boards sanded down to flat-maybe $75 or even a little less. The final bill was $135. I can’t imagine that it took more than 1 hour to sand less than 1/8 of an inch of cedar with a drum sander. I was told that some of the boards had to be sanded on the bottom as well-they were not-but I’m not sure what that would have to do with it anyways. Just a heads up to anyone wanting boards sanded here. Think I’ll just buy a 32” sander. At around $1000, it won’t take long to pay for itself if I need to pay $135 for every 3 boards I...

i'm surprised there are only a few reviews on this wonderful place of business..i have not been down there in a while but the employees here are so, so very helpful. Just an example: I needed a certain color stain to match the natural souther yellow pine we have in this old house. They worked with me with a few different colors until we found the right one. I definitely recommend this shop. for floring and any supplies you need for stripping, painting and having wood pieces made to your...

I have been here a couple times and have gotten amazing service each time. They give great advice and they helped me learn exactly what went wrong on my project and how to correct it. I am slowly building my collection of chisels from this location by purchasing 1 per week. It's worth the 2 hour drive. Awesome shop and...