Twelve Weeks From Deposit to Delivery
Wood photos sent for approval before cutting starts
Initial Meeting and Measurements
You visit our workshop or we come to your location within Bangalore. Bring photos of rooms where furniture will go. We discuss wood preferences, carving styles, and budget range. Measure doorways and staircases to ensure delivery access.
Consultation fee: Free for orders. ₹2,000 consultation charge applies if you decide not to proceed, refunded against future orders within six months.
Design Drawings and Quote
Arjun creates technical drawings showing dimensions, joint placement, and carving details. We provide itemized quote breaking down wood cost, labor hours, finishing materials, and delivery. Quote remains valid for sixty days.
We send digital copies via email plus one printed copy by post if you prefer physical documents.
Deposit and Wood Purchase
Fifty percent deposit confirms your order. We purchase wood from our Karnataka suppliers. Wood arrives at workshop within ten days. Each plank photographed and sent to you for approval before work begins.
Wood dries in our yard for minimum two weeks before cutting. This prevents warping later.
Production and Progress Updates
Cutting, carving, assembly, and finishing happen in sequence. We send progress photos every two weeks via WhatsApp. You can visit workshop anytime during business hours to inspect work. Minor adjustments possible during early stages.
Complex carving may extend timeline. We inform you immediately if delays occur.
Final Inspection and Balance Payment
You inspect completed furniture at workshop. We demonstrate joint strength and finish quality. Remaining fifty percent payment due before delivery. We accept cash, bank transfer, or UPI.
If anything does not meet agreed specifications, we correct it before final payment.
Delivery and Setup
Professional movers transport furniture to your address. We provide assembly service if pieces were made in sections. Show you proper care techniques and provide written maintenance schedule. One-year warranty on structure and joints.
Delivery included within Bangalore. Outside city charged at ₹15 per kilometer.
Family Crests, Temple Benches, and Corporate Logos
Mehta Family Dining Set
Eight-seater rosewood table with family crest carved into center. Client sent us design from grandmother's silver jewelry. We scaled pattern to fit 30cm diameter circle. Table plus six chairs plus two armchairs. Completed September 2024. ₹320,000.
Temple Donation Bench
Teak bench for Malleswaram temple entrance. Required religious symbols and donor names carved into backrest. Extra structural reinforcement for outdoor placement. Oil finish resistant to monsoon rains. Completed July 2024. ₹85,000.
Corporate Conference Table
Sheesham boardroom table seating twelve people. Company logo carved at both ends. Cable management holes integrated into design. Matching credenza with lockable storage. Completed October 2024. ₹280,000.
Weekend Classes Start at ₹8,500 for Two Days
Maximum six students per class with all tools provided
We teach basic and intermediate woodworking in weekend classes at our workshop. Classes limited to six students for proper individual attention. All tools and materials provided. Students take home finished pieces.
Basic Carving Workshop
Two DaysWhat You Learn
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Tool identification and proper sharpening techniques
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Safety procedures when using chisels and mallets
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Reading wood grain direction before cutting
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Creating simple relief patterns on flat surfaces
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Finishing carved pieces with oil and wax
Class Details
Duration: Two consecutive Saturdays, 9 AM to 5 PM
Project: Carve decorative panel measuring 30cm × 20cm
Fee: ₹8,500 per person, includes all materials
Prerequisites: None, suitable for complete beginners
Furniture Making Workshop
Four WeekendsWhat You Learn
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Measuring and cutting wood to exact dimensions
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Creating mortise and tenon joints by hand
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Surface preparation and sanding techniques
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Assembly methods and proper clamping
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Applying professional-quality finish
Class Details
Duration: Four consecutive Saturdays and Sundays, 9 AM to 5 PM
Project: Build small stool with carved seat
Fee: ₹28,000 per person, includes wood and tools
Prerequisites: Basic carving class or equivalent experience
Advanced Pattern Carving
Three DaysWhat You Learn
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Complex floral and animal motifs
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Deep relief carving with multiple depth levels
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Undercutting techniques for dramatic shadows
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Pattern scaling and transfer methods
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Working with different hardwood densities
Class Details
Duration: Friday through Sunday, 9 AM to 5 PM
Project: Carved peacock or lotus panel
Fee: ₹18,500 per person, premium wood included
Prerequisites: Minimum one year carving experience
Upcoming Class Schedule
Classes run monthly except during monsoon season (June-August). Next available dates:
We Respond Within Twenty-Four Hours on Weekdays
Weekend messages answered Monday morning by Arjun Kumar
Contact Information
Phone:
Email:
Business Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday: Closed
Response Time
We respond to all inquiries within twenty-four hours during business days. For urgent matters, please call directly during business hours.
Lakshmi Devi Developed Our Three-Coat Finishing Method
Vijay Prakash cuts joints by hand for furniture lasting a hundred years
Arjun Kumar
Master Carver, Third Generation
Started learning at age seven from his grandfather. Now manages daily workshop operations and teaches apprentices traditional techniques.
What made you continue your family's woodworking tradition?
I never really decided to become a carver. I grew up watching my grandfather and father work. The smell of fresh-cut wood felt normal to me. By the time I was fifteen, I could do basic joinery better than thinking about any other career. My father insisted I complete college first. I studied commerce for three years, hated every minute, then came straight back to the workshop.
Which piece of furniture you made means the most to you?
A dining table we completed in 2019 for a client in Chennai. Her grandmother had owned a similar table destroyed in flooding. She brought us one photograph, badly damaged. I spent two weeks studying that blurry image, measuring proportions with calipers on my computer screen. When we delivered the finished table, she cried. Said it brought her grandmother back. That feeling stays with you.
What do you wish customers understood about handmade furniture?
Time is the main ingredient. A chair that takes forty hours of carving cannot cost the same as factory furniture. People understand this for art paintings but forget furniture is also made by human hands, one chisel stroke at a time. When you buy our work, you pay for skill learned over twenty-five years, not just wood and time.
Lakshmi Devi
Senior Finishing Specialist
Joined TimberArt in 1998 as first female artisan. Developed the three-coat oil finishing method now used on all furniture. Trains new team members in finishing techniques.
How did you enter this traditionally male profession?
My husband was a furniture maker. I watched him apply finish and noticed he rushed, left uneven patches. I started helping evenings after my housework. Turned out I had steadier hands. When he passed away suddenly, Ravi Kumar (Arjun's father) offered me work. Many workers objected at first. I proved myself through results. Now nobody questions whether women can do this work.
What makes a perfect finish on carved wood?
Patience, mainly. People want to rush. They apply thick coats thinking it saves time. Wrong approach. Thin layers that dry completely between applications. The wood should drink the oil slowly. In carved areas, you must work the finish into recesses with small brushes. Takes three times longer than smooth surfaces. This is why finishing costs what it does.
Which wood do you most enjoy finishing?
Rosewood, without question. The grain comes alive under oil. Those purple and black streaks that look dull on raw wood - they glow like gemstones after proper finishing. Teak is reliable, sheesham is pleasant, but rosewood rewards the extra care it demands. When you hand a client their finished rosewood piece and watch them run their hand over it, you know you did something right.
Vijay Prakash
Joinery Master
Twenty-two years experience in traditional joinery. Specializes in mortise and tenon joints. Works exclusively with hand tools, never power equipment for critical joints.
Why do you insist on hand-cut joints instead of using machines?
Machines cut to specifications. Hands cut to the specific piece of wood. Every plank is different. Grain density varies. One side might be harder than the other. When I cut joints by hand, I feel these differences. I adjust pressure, angle, depth based on what the wood tells me. Machine cannot do this. Furniture held together by joints I feel with my hands will last a hundred years.
What is the most challenging joint you have created?
We made a revolving bookcase in 2021. Required sixteen separate joints connecting shelves to central column. Each joint needed perfect angle for smooth rotation. If one was off by even one millimeter, entire piece would wobble. Took me six days just for the joinery. Client said it spins smoother than his expensive imported one. That is what precision joinery achieves.
What advice would you give someone learning woodworking?
Do not hurry to finished projects. Master each individual skill first. Spend three months just learning to saw straight lines. Another three months on chiseling. Sharp tools, basic techniques done properly - these matter more than expensive equipment or complex designs. Young people want to make furniture immediately. I tell them: learn to cut one perfect joint first. Repeat that joint fifty times until your hands remember without thinking. Then move to the next skill.