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Hopes Woodshop builds custom furniture, and on its Houzz profile it says it works only with local wood species in New England and owns and operates its own sawmill and kiln to produce lumber for its furniture. A recent Google customer said Marc was helpful and worked on their table using his CNC. A 2026 customer said Marc built a black walnut coffee table with a custom base for their family, was easy to deal with, and charged prices that customer called very reasonable for custom work. A 2026 customer said Marc made a black walnut live edge table with a bench for their home. A 2024 customer described a black walnut custom dining room table with wrought iron legs that seats 8 adults. In a 2017 Houzz review, a customer said the owner, Marc, helped them hand select slabs of black walnut for a new dining room table. A 2017 customer said Marc designed and created a custom live-edge library desk after listening to their ideas. A 2017 customer said Marc made a dining table for their newly renovated home after spending time with them to understand what they wanted.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Hopes Woodshop. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A typical single-level deck is 12×16 — about 200 sq ft.
Estimated range
$7,750 – $14,500
Typical carpentry project around $11,100
“The two three legged stools sit under the counter edge in our kitchen. They are a perfect match for the wood in the island but more importantly they are attractively proportioned, solid and unique.”
“a wraparound walnut desk by Marc Stimpson of the Massachusetts-based studio Hopes Woodshop”
Marc was pretty helpful and did a fantastic job flattering my table using his CNC!
Marc built a huge beautiful black walnut coffee table with a custom base for my family. I am extremely happy with it, and Marc was very easy to deal with throughout the process. I contacted him with an idea and he made it happen. He is very knowledgeable and skilled, and his prices are very reasonable - especially with the custom work! I am very much looking forward to working with him again.
Marc made a beautiful black walnut live edge table with bench for our home. I love it and it is so precious that it will be given as an inheritance to my daughter once I pass on.
We have a Black walnut custom dining room table, with wrought iron legs. I love the fact that we can seat 8 adults around this table comfortably. This table is not only beautiful but a piece of art, We love everything about this table and its origin story. Marc from Hope Woodshop makes really beautiful furniture that brings a family back around the table for dinner!
Marc does not compromise quality for anything, and I appreciate his integrity to his craft. His style and process are beautifully unique. He's also a really rad guy to collaborate with through the creative process.
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2 changes recorded — last scanned Sep 30, 2026.
Custom frame fitting5.0
Oak beam replacement4.4
Custom built-ins3.1