Today we’d like to introduce you to Chadd Beverlin.
Hi Chadd, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today.
I originally started by building homes and working on such job sites around 14 years old. I always had a love for the carpentry trade even at a young age. However, my love for the arts drew me into attending The University of Akron for design. Upon leaving the University I found myself building homes again, what I found was that I had more of a thirst to be creative with my carpentry. After taking a chance and walking away from the home-building trade and the money that comes with it, I began to work with some Amish craftsman about an hour and a half from my home. It was there that I began to understand the ancient trade of furniture making. Which eventually lead to other types of projects like interior design. But I quickly grabbed onto the furniture-making trade and fell in love with it.
We all face challenges, but looking back, would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
There were a lot of struggles along the way. Like any new venture you have to regain a steady clientele, stabilize the finances, produce a good product, and grow. A big hurdle was the fact that the furniture-making trade or woodworking trade in general is thousands of years old. So, I had to learn from the bottom and start working my way through all the history and tools. It’s been an amazing and humbling experience to say the least.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
My artistic eye often separates me from your common carpenter or woodworker. Often times private clients have an image in their head that they want to achieve with a piece of furniture. I’m the person they can get a hold of to help make that a reality. My design experience in school helps me to draft up projects for people and to make them a reality… One of the things I feel that sets me apart from other woodworkers as well is my knowledge of old-growth lumber. Using logs that were cut down hundreds of years ago and existed potentially thousands of years ago. They have a very particular way they react to air and moisture. There are things you have to expect and get used to working with this type of lumber. I’ve used items such as this to build two-story staircases and a lot of interior design projects.
We’d love to hear about what you think about risk-taking.
Risk is where most of the reward lies. Years ago, I built a construction business that grew really well and helped me stabilize my life. But it was a dry, boring business. I eventually risked everything and sold that business. It was a bit scary and frightening as I was venturing into a trade that was somewhat rare and could be hard to build clientele behind. However, at the end of the day, I had a dream, and I drive behind my passion for woodworking. It was something I thought about and admired every day for years, and it was time that I had moved on to that dream myself.
Pricing:
- Live edge Butcher blocks $50. 00
- Coffee tables $600+
- Dinner tables $2500+
- Bedroom sets 10k +
- Architectural interiors
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/akros_woodworking?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Akroswoodworking/
