Creative Woodworking NW Inc — Local services in Portland

I wish I didn't live so far away! I'd be here all the time. I'm hobby wood worker and I have the tools to do just about everything I need but for some of the big stuff it just isn't fun. I'm making a dining table out of a slab of maple. I have a surfacing bit and router sled to plan the surfaces flat but it would take forever and make a huge mess. That is what I did to make the matching coffee table. I decided to bring the slab for the dining table to creative woodworking NW to use their planer and sander. I had 2 slabs about 25"x 66" and it was about 3" thick and I wanted to take it down to about 2 inches. I was able to do that in less than 30 minutes. Well worth the $80. And then I used their table saw sled to cut the edges flat. The slabs were so thick that my circular saw could barely cut...

It makes you feel good to know, if you are a hobbiest, a professional carpenter or wood worker, to have a resource and helpful team like those at Creative Woodworking to help with every project, is incredible. I have been working on a big build for the store I work at and needed surface leveling and sanding to finish the counter tops. The process was easy, the team got me into an appointment timeframe and once I arrived, it was so effortless to load up the cart with my items and over to the incredibly powerful and accurate Costa sander to get these items perfectly level. It was actually a really satisfying experience to see and be apart of.

If you have any needs, they are so great to speak with. My only place in Portland when it comes to finishing my wood working projects will be Creative...

This place was recommended by a friend. The workers seemed fairly nice. Reading the reviews my small project should’ve taken 15 - 30 minutes. I tend to be efficient with my own time and emailed prior to get rates. The guy assisting me was on his phone and 10 minutes into planing the edges the of 5 wood planks he said he needed a break. 18 minutes later… I couldn’t help but observe other customers with far more wood and bigger projects move in and out fairly quickly. The machines ran faster for these guys. The guy who assisted me adjusted the machines to the slowest speed. Somehow my small project of planing and resawing was stretched out over an hour to complete. Can’t say I’ll be going back...