Since 1991 · Zaandam

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Look inside our workshop

An old timber shed in Zaandam, with a six-metre workbench, a spray booth and a stock of wood up to the ceiling. You are welcome to come and look, on Saturday mornings by appointment.

The shed

Where the planks from the sawmills used to dry, we now make staircases and cabinets. The shed is eighteen metres long. The machines are at the front: a panel saw, a thicknesser and a CNC router for the stair strings. At the back it is quiet, that is where the handwork happens.

The workshop with large windows and machines

The team

There are four of us. Small enough to know every customer by name, big enough to fit a staircase in a day.

  • Willem: 35 years a carpenter, does the joints and the fitting
  • Jesse: furniture maker and designer, draws everything in 3D
  • Sander: all-round carpenter, with us for ten years
  • Noor: apprentice furniture maker in her third year
Two carpenters studying a drawing at the workbench

Tools

Willem still sharpens his chisels every Monday morning, on a water stone he was given by his father. At the other end of the shed the CNC routes the stair strings to a tenth of a millimetre. Old and new stand side by side here, and we need both.

Hands cutting a joint in hardwood with a chisel

Woods we use

We only work with solid wood from sustainably managed forests, with FSC or PEFC certification. Below are the woods we use most, with the finishes customers choose most often.

    • Natural oiled#C19A6B
    • Smoked#7A5A3C
    • White oiled#E0CFB1

    Oak

    The wood we use most. Hard, stable and beautifully grained. For staircases, floors and cabinets.

    • Natural#DCC9A3
    • Black stained#2E2A26

    Ash

    Lighter and slightly busier in grain than oak. Tough and springy, lovely for handrails and tables.

    • Oiled#5C3F2C
    • Lightly oiled#8A6446

    Walnut

    Dark, warm and precious. For fronts, tops and details that are meant to stand out.

    • Natural#E3CFAE
    • Painted Zaan green#2F5A3F

    Accoya

    Treated pine that hardly moves with moisture. For front doors, window frames and wooden facades.

    • Oiled#B98A55
    • Lye-treated#E6D6BB

    Reclaimed pine

    From demolished Zaan houses, often a hundred years old. For repairing old floors and beams.

Something special in mind?

Send a photo and a few measurements and Jesse will come round to measure up. The first design is free.

Get in touchOr email info@kuijpers-timmerwerken.nl