Born in Europe, Steve has also lived in Alberta and BC.
He left school for work at only 15.
He has worked in many wood shops over the years, learning his trade from the ground up.
He also obtained other skills such as motorcycle mechanics, and metal machining.

  2003 
Steve finally decided to start his own wood working business, "Handcraft Craftsman" .
inspired by early 1900's furniture maker Gustav Stickley.
Building only 1900's craftsman style furniture.

  2011
The business name changed using his family name,
"Willgoose Millwork" as he now began to take  on his own style.

  2015
Changing the business name one last time to "Willgoose Wood”
Representing his growing live edge table business.

Steve Willgoose, brings over 30 years of wood working experience when building tables. 
He designs and transforms local Western Maple trees into the highest quality 
“live edge” dining tables, occasional and boardroom tables. 

Tables For home or the professional.

Steve's style is a mix of Mission/Craftsman (early 1900's) but with his own West Coast twist.   Using figured maple and sometimes natural edge, natural cracks and bark inclusions.
Also using solid iron on some of his projects. 

 I make my tables with my own style and do not follow current trends found on the internet. 

The tables I build take 1-2 months to build,  Some take longer.
My goal is to make each table as special and natural looking as possible. 
I use only natural wood colors found in nature .
(Sorry no glowing blue epoxy here)
I believe think this will keep each of these pieces timeless.

Note: Original "Willgoose Wood" tables
will always have my logo Burned into the bottom middle.

I urge people to look closely at the quality,  the wood choice
and the "cost for quality"of  table makers before coming to my work shop. 
Do not rush your decision in purchasing a table !

My wood is taken inside the woodshop and stored from 2-4 years before it will start to be made into your table.
During that time it goes through many different stages including steps of air drying and forced dehumidification.  Also Moisture content and relative humidity tracking. 

 "Willgoose Wood" is a lifelong company.
  I know my clients and the quality they expect.




Other:
Steve is also a paddler, He's done many years of OC1 and OC6.
He was also on Team Canada on their men's premier Dragon Boat team.
He's tried K1 Flatwater Kayak,  and Surfski Kayak.
In 1999 Steve with team Canada
 went over to Europe for the World Championships. 
The team placed 6th in the premium men's division.
Today he paddles a special zebra striped kayak at Garden Bay lake for fun.