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Notes from the woodshop in Tilarán — guides on choosing wood, commissioning custom furniture in Costa Rica, and how our pieces are made.
Dining tables
Live-edge dining tables in Costa Rica: what to know
Choosing the slab, how thick a top should be, what the base does, sizing the table by seats, what it costs, and how solid wood behaves in a tropical climate.
Commissioning
Commissioning custom furniture in Costa Rica: process, cost, and timeline
The five steps of a commission, honest cost ranges from real recent work, what moves the price, and how long a piece really takes.
Materials
Guanacaste wood: grain, hardness, and how it compares to Teak and Cenizaro
What each wood is — grain, color, hardness, movement — what each does best, and the honest trade-offs we tell every client before they choose.