What We Do
Custom woodworking is our passion
From charcuterie boards to whiskey flights, we create custom functional designs to fit the decor of a home, office, or event space. We work to personalize a piece so it’s perfect for you. Our custom pieces make great gifts for clients, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and more. Contact us today to get started on your project.
Our charcuterie boards are crafted entirely by hand. No two boards are the same. The seven designs are named, by my son, after himself, his best friends, his cousins, and my best friend’s daughters.
Our custom epoxy inlay trays are our best seller (who doesn’t love a blue crab?). Each board is created from live edge walnut and customized with a design and epoxy color of your choosing.
From a standard board design to one created from your vision, our whiskey flights will add a personal touch to any bar. Want to take it up a notch? Let’s add some personalized engraving and etched shot or glencairn glasses!
WHISKEY GLASS AND CIGAR HOLDER
Made from authentic whiskey barrel staves and rings, our whiskey glass and cigar holders are designed to hold cigars up to be designed to hold a tumbler or glencairn glass.
COMING SOON
Many of us have run across those great little olive wood trays in stores but did you ever think, “wouldn’t it be great if they could have a design or be personalized to give as a special gift?” Let’s make that happen!
Our olive wood paddle boards can be customized to be more than just a functional part of a meal but also a show piece in the kitchen. Create a unique design, add a loop handle, and find the perfect place to display while not in use.
WHY CHOOSE US
WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS
I am proud to be a part of a community of female woodworkers locally and virtually. My dream is to one day build my own shop and provide classes, especially to women and girls. Woodworking is not a hobby that most women take up and I would like to change that. From simply learning how to hang shelves to designing and creating boards and trays, the sky is the limit. My motto...Power tools are not just toys for boys!
SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESS
When purchasing a piece from Kapers Woodworks, you are not only supporting my small business but many others.
Heather Haney, owner of Calluna's Lens, takes product photography to the next level. She never ceases to amaze me with how she brings out the best in my pieces.
The locally sourced, naturally and industrially felled lumber used to create each handcrafted piece is purchased from several small, family-owned lumber mills in Warrenton, VA, Timberville, VA, Catharpin, VA, and Charles Town, WV.
Whenever possible, board hardware is purchased from Habitat for Humanity Restore, in order to give back to the community.
HANDCRAFTED
Each piece is handcrafted by me, from removing the bark to the final coat of board butter. I am self-taught, learning the basics from YouTube during COVID and, thanks to the help of many amazing woodworkers at Makersmiths in Leesburg, VA and Purcellville, VA., I continue to learn and refine my skills.
Collaboration is key to designing the perfect piece for your home or as a gift. Working with clients is my favorite part of the process. I love taking a client's vision and turning it into a beautiful and functional work of art. Let's see what we can create together!
CUSTOMIZED DESIGNS
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
My passion for woodworking started simply enough with the need for desks during COVID. I quickly realized, given my schedule already filled with a full-time job, an active son, and my role as a wife as well as limited space, that building large-scale pieces would
not work. I stumbled upon some local walnut and started playing around with ideas for pieces I would use in my own home. After creating a custom seahorse board for my son’s swim team 4th of July raffle (now an annually requested item!), I discovered a creative side I didn’t realize I had.
LOCALLY SOURCED LUMBER PARTNERS
When purchasing a piece from Kapers Woodworks, you are not only supporting my small business but many others. The locally sourced, naturally and industrially felled lumber used to create each handcrafted piece is purchased from several small, family-owned lumber mills in Warrenton, VA, Timberville, VA, Catharpin, VA, and Charles Town, WV. Whenever possible, board hardware is purchased from Habitat for Humanity Restore, in order to give back to the community.
We are proud to work with the following Virginia lumber suppliers:
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Located in Gainesville, VA, Kapers Woodworks is a small, woman-owned business that creates one-of-a-kind kitchenware. From charcuterie boards to whiskey flights, we create custom functional designs to fit the decor of a home, office or event space. We work to personalize a piece so it’s perfect for you.
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