Custom,
Handmade Fine Country Furniture and
Built-ins of Historic,
Original and Customer Design
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Since
1987 James Kroll Fine Woodworking has created
custom and reproduction pieces ranking with the finest Maine
handmade furniture, built-ins and a variety of wood creations.
Diversity sets my shop apart from much of the competition,
as does my pricing.
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| My portfolio includes
an array of custom free-standing furniture, offices, furniture
style kitchens, and an assortment of handmade products from
shutters, extra fancy window boxes, church gates and detailed reproduction Federalist soffit brackets. Antique
restoration and general furniture repair are other aspects
of my business. |
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work with all types of solid hardwood and softwood. All of the material
used is selected personally by me, and all
the work is done by me from start to finish. I am comfortable
working with many historical styles and I build to suit the
customer's requirements, creating a piece to fit a specific
place that matches the look and feel of a room. I will work with
you to create exactly what you want, and at
a reasonable cost. |
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| My work is constructed in
a very similar manner as antique, pre-industrial furniture.
By this I mean that the finish work and embellishment are
done with antique hand tools. For example, I use wooden molding planes
to shape a bead or similar profile associated
with an antique, or I will incorporate wide boards whenever possible,
instead of numerous strips of wood to make a tabletop or
cabinet side. Pieces are constructed using traditional
joinery, drawers are dovetailed, doors are mortised
and tenoned, and the finishes are hand applied. All of these
elements combined give my work the character, look
and feel of a handmade antique, but without the additional
cost. |
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| I would be pleased to give a free, no obligation
quote for your project. Work can be picked up at the shop or
delivered for a small charge within a 100 mile radius of Biddeford, Maine and can
also be crated and shipped anywhere you may require. |
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| All inquiries are welcome
with a promise of a prompt response. |
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| "Thanks, Jim. What started
with a restoration of a period chair grew into all manner
of fine woodworking contributions...from a handsome inlaid
mahogany vitrine to finely architected built in cupboards
and hutches...now proudly represented in our house as
well as our children's period homes. There's more
on the drawing board." |
Jack Evans,
Yarmouth, Maine |
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"We love
the maple and cherry table and the matching china
cabinet. Your craftsmanship is wonderful
with the handmade knobs and special features, which
have made these pieces the topic of many dinner
party conversations. We're looking forward
to having more furniture made. Thank you,
we appreciate your hard work."
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Dr. Pamela Pease and Dr. Paul Donovan,
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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