St. John’s Woodworking was started in 1981 as Gavin Construction by sculptor Jack Gavin. His career began as a practicing fine artist, with cabinetmaking for his friends as a side line. The demand for his cabinets eventually outpaced demand for his artwork, and the sideline became a full-time business. Today St. John's Woodworking employs 8 full - time cabinetmakers, finishers and installers, with 10,000 square feet of shop space in Brooklyn and hundreds of thousands of dollars in high-tech woodworking machinery.
We specialize in custom veneer work. Our clients have access to the most exquisite woods of the world, often available only in veneer form. Our relationships with local craftspeople allow us to offer and incorporate in our work metal, stone, leather, fabric, plastic, acrylic and glass.