Custom Woodworking & Fabrication Services

Buck Woodcraft Custom Services Then & Now

When Buck Woodcraft was born here in Marathon, our custom woodworking services were pretty much the core of the business, along with sales of marine lumber, plywood and the like. And they still are, because every boat--and every boat owner--is unique, with highly individual needs that don't lend themselves easily to off-the-shelf solutions.

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custom woodworking bowsprit on boat

The only real difference today is that a lot of our custom work is done not just with wood, but with King Starboard marine polymers as well (and for a description of that wonderful material's uses and advantages, click here).

Marine lumber and Starboard share a fair number of basic milling and fabrication requirements, and Buck Woodcraft is fully set up to handle both types of material. Our equipment includes commercial-grade table, panel and band saws, and the usual shaping and routing tools, plus no end of specialized production 

Just wanted to let you know that the [companionway] screen and frame arrived safely today. They're absolutely beautiful… {A] local woodworking person I brought the screen to was very impressed with your workmanship. The screen really is a work of art.

B.V. Zummeren Highland Park, Illinois

tools. We use WEST System epoxy, Tite-Bond II waterproof glue and a vacuum bagging and clamping system in fabricating traditional marine wood components.

What do custom woodworking services cost?

Buck Woodcraft's basic rate is $80 per hour, with a $25 minimum shop-time fee.

Also, we have a very nifty CNC Router that allows precision cutting of complex designs in wood, King 

I received the handrails you made for me and they are great. Tell whoever ran the equipment that fine craftsmanship is hard to come by these days. I'm putting your name on our C&C Yachts web site for  handrails etc. 

Darrell Teague Austin, Texas

Starboard and other materials. The minimum set-up and run-time cost for that puppy is $75. As with any custom services work, the best way to hold your costs to a minimum is to carefully think your requirements through before the project gets underway—and we'll provide whatever advice and guidance we can to help make sure your project starts off on the right track and stays there.

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Since 1995, Buck Woodcraft has produced hundreds of custom projects. About 90% of our work is marine related, but we also build, re-build and restore architectural items, furniture, cabinets, enclosures and the like for land-based customers as well.





Here's a representative list of the kinds of projects we have produced:

Marine cabinets and lockers

Instrument boxes and enclosures

Custom shower & cockpit grates

Galley cabinets, cutting boards

Bulkhead tables

Bookcases

Bowsprits

Hand rails

Tillers

Eyebrows and other trim molding

Hatch boards

Companionway boards & screens

Cockpit coamings

Swim platforms