ONE OF THE REGION’S BEST CUSTOM CABINETRY SHOPS NOW DOES METALWORK, TOO.
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TIBBY PLASSE
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SCOTT GARDNER
CABINETRY + MILLWORK + METALWORK
WILLOW CREEK WOODWORKS, INC.
WILLOWCW.COM
We really do love challenges and the opportunity to create.
— Jaxon Ching, founder
Ching founded Willow Creek Woodworks in Idaho Falls in 1996. (Although the shop is based in Idaho, Ching spends at least two days a week in Jackson Hole checking in on projects and meeting with clients.) Until recently, the shop focused on custom wood cabinetry. “These days, the market demand also includes metal materials, especially as mid-century modern aesthetics are trending,” he says. A consummate problem solver, Ching added a metal shop to Willow Creek Woodworks. With this addition, “we now can fabricate all metal items in- house,” he says. “We also press everything ourselves and now control our own veneers.”
A current project that uses all of Willow Creek’s skills is a custom bronze front door that is six inches thick and eight feet tall. “We really do love challenges and the opportunity to create,” Ching says. “This door is something I have never done before, and it really makes a statement.”