Theater riser, framed
The riser framed in timber with joists and insulation, before the plywood deck and carpet.
Theater riser, in progress
Services / 01. Interior
Live-edge & custom woodwork.
Floating shelves, live-edge counters, home theater risers and one-off pieces, built by Barkley Carpentry and finished by the same hands that cut them. Barkley works the slab by hand in Pilot Point and builds live-edge woodwork across Prosper, Celina and Aubrey.
The craft
The slab decides the piece.
A live-edge piece starts with the right slab: the grain, the figure, the line of the natural edge. Barkley Carpentry reads the timber first, then builds to it, so the wood leads and the finish lets the grain show. Every live-edge piece Barkley builds in Pilot Point belongs to one tree and one home.
A / select
Read the timber
Choose the slab and the face that suits the room, the light, and the span.
B / build
Work it by hand
Flatten, join, and shape, keeping the live edge true to the tree.
C / finish
Finish to last
A finish that protects the wood and lets the grain carry the room.
Examples
Recent woodwork
Theater riser, finished
A 12 by 8 ft platform carpeted to match, with a recessed channel built along the front and side edges to house lighting.
Theater riser, after
Live-edge floating shelves
Solid live-edge shelves floated off the wall above a matching live-edge counter.
Live edge, shelves
Home bar, mid-build
The cabinet carcass built in place, before the doors, the finish and the live-edge top.
Built-in, in progress
Home bar, finished
The same bar finished: wine fridge, sink and storage under a live-edge top.
Built-in, after
Shelves over the bar
Two live-edge shelves floated above the bar, cut from the same timber as the top.
Live edge, shelves
Common questions
About live-edge work.
What is live-edge woodwork?
Live-edge work keeps the natural outer edge of the timber instead of cutting it square. The slab is dried, worked, and finished so the original line of the tree becomes part of the piece, which is why no two are the same.
Do you build custom pieces, or only from a catalog?
Every piece is built for one room. Barkley works the slab itself and sizes the piece to the wall it will live on, so it is made once for your home rather than ordered in.
Barkley Carpentry woodwork, the short version
Barkley Carpentry builds live-edge counters, floating shelves, home theater risers and one-off pieces by hand in Pilot Point. Barkley reads the slab, builds to its grain and finishes the piece himself, for homes across Prosper, Celina and Aubrey.
Which areas do you build for?
Barkley is based in Pilot Point and builds across North Denton County, including Prosper, Celina, Aubrey, Little Elm, and Argyle. If your home is nearby, ask.