I’m looking for a skilled carpenter to make some built-in bookshelves. I live in Espoo. My Finnish is useless, which prevented me from working with the first recommended carpenter I tried.

This image is approximately what I want. The target location is 3-4 meters wide and poses no challenges.

I know what high-quality work costs and am happy to pay for it.

Thanks for your help.

by jeffscience

6 comments

  3. I can’t recommend anything, but if you want research yourself, try googling “mittatilauskalusteet espoo” to find alternatives. I tried to browse those, none of the webpages were in English. So I guess your best alternative is to try to send email or call in English and see how it goes. Unless someone can actually recommend something.

  4. You’re looking for a puuseppä. Google probably finds some.

  6. I don’t know of specific companies in your area to compare or recommend, however I can see where the design you posted might present difficulties to most companies due to prevailing norms in hardware and “typical” building style. I’m a professional designer with 5-axis CNC production experience and high end woodworking skills, but I have moved into a different (and more consistently paying) field without a workshop capable of larger projects.

    From the outset I can see this being a more premium ticket than the typical cabinetry-based job, however I would expect that a bit of compromise might be healthy in order to integrate more common higher end hardware solutions unless you absolutely want a full on wood-on-wood feel to the installation.

    Based on the photo, it might be feasible to make the internal framework in line with the “IKEA” modular style purely for the cabinets, but built out to provide a stronger exterior visual in the surrounds and form. This may or may not be the level you are considering for this, however a good designer will see this as a shortcut to integration of those common readily-available hardware systems.

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