August 2026
How to Read Wood Grain Before You Buy
Understanding what the figure in a slab tells you about how it will move, crack, and age.
Read MoreHandcrafted in America · Est. in a garage
Live-edge furniture handcrafted from nature's most remarkable timber.
Each piece unrepeatable. Each grain a lifetime in the making.
Single-Source Slabs
We source directly from sawyers and tree services. Every slab is catalogued, photographed, and held until its perfect use finds it.
Hand-Built to Last
No CNC shortcuts. Joints cut by hand. Finishes applied by brush. Each piece is signed by the maker who built it.
Made for Your Space
Every dimension, finish, and base style is specifiable. We build to your room, your life, your light.
Our slab inventory changes constantly. Walnut with cathedral grain. Maple burls that took 80 years to form. Ash with wild figure. Come see what's in the workshop — or browse what's available to ship now.
View Available SlabsThe
Burl.
A burl forms when a tree experiences stress — disease, injury, or infestation — and responds by growing a dense, chaotic cluster of dormant buds. The result is some of the most visually extraordinary wood on earth. Swirling grain that looks like a fingerprint, or a galaxy, or a storm. No two are alike. No machine can replicate them. We find them, we cut them, we let them speak.
Learn why we love burlBirch & Burl started in a rented garage with one chainsaw mill and a love for wood that most people would turn into firewood. Today we work out of a dedicated studio, building furniture that we'd want in our own homes. We are not a factory. We are three woodworkers who care obsessively about grain direction, joint fit, and finish depth.
12+
Years of Building
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Every Piece Hand-Signed
August 2026
Understanding what the figure in a slab tells you about how it will move, crack, and age.
Read MoreJuly 2026
The time, the rarity, the process — breaking down what goes into one of our most-requested materials.
Read MoreJune 2026
Oil, wax, heat, water. Everything you need to know to keep your piece looking right for decades.
Read MoreStay close to the wood.
New slabs, new builds, and stories from the workshop — a few times a month, never more.
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