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Custom Wood Furniture Components Made to Your Drawings

Chair and table parts, drawer boxes, frames and knock-down kits. Send a drawing per part and the assembly if you have it.

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Furniture components: shaped wood parts on a workbench

Furniture components are the solid wood parts a furniture brand assembles, upholsters or finishes itself, or the complete knock-down kits it ships flat. Most orders are a set of parts that belong to one model: legs, rails, stretchers, seat frames, back slats and drawer parts.

Component plants are set up for repeat runs of the same parts. They cut, plane, profile, drill and sand to a drawing and pack the parts so they can be assembled without refitting. Some also finish and assemble. Ask which steps happen in-house, because a part that leaves the plant for finishing picks up a second set of risks.

What this covers

  • Chair parts: legs, rails, stretchers, back slats, seat frames
  • Table parts: legs, aprons, stretchers, corner blocks
  • Drawer boxes, drawer sides and fronts
  • Upholstered furniture frames and seat frames
  • Bed frames, slats and headboard parts
  • Knock-down kits with pre-drilled fittings
Furniture componentsAt a glance
Species
White oak, Ash, Beech, Yellow birch, Rubberwood, Hard maple, Poplar
Processes
Kiln drying, Rough milling, Finger jointing and edge gluing, Planing and moulding, CNC routing, Wood turning, Wood bending, Joinery and assembly, Sanding and finishing, Inspection and packing
Order size
From a few hundred sets for a new model to repeat containers for an established one. Many plants set a minimum per part rather than per order.
Rules
  • TSCA Title VI if any part uses plywood, MDF or particleboard for the US market
  • Flammability rules for upholstered furniture apply to the finished product, so confirm with the brand who tests
  • EUDR due diligence for wood placed on the EU market

Furniture components by product line

Each line has its own page with typical specs, species, construction options and the RFQ checklist factories quote from.

Chair parts

Legs, rails, stretchers, back slats, crest rails and seat blanks for dining, side and lounge chairs, machined to a drawing and packed as sets per chair model.

Sofa frames

Bare or sprung frames for sofas, loveseats, sectionals and lounge chairs in kiln-dried hardwood, hardwood plywood or both, built to your pattern and ready to pad and cover.

Dovetail drawer boxes

Dovetailed drawer boxes for kitchen cabinets, vanities, closets and case furniture, machined to your sizes, notched for your slides and shipped assembled or flat.

RTA furniture kits

Ready-to-assemble kits for desks, bookcases, cabinets, beds and storage, delivered as machined panels or solid wood parts with fittings, hardware pack, instructions and carton.

How it is built

  • Solid partsCut from one piece. Common for legs and rails where the full grain shows.
  • Finger-jointed or laminated blanksShorter pieces joined into a longer or thicker blank. Stronger and straighter, at a lower wood cost. State where joints may show.
  • Bent partsSteam bent or bent laminated for chair backs, arms and curved rails.

What to send for a quote

  1. A drawing for each part with dimensions and tolerances, plus the assembly drawing
  2. Species, grade and whether finger joints or laminations are allowed and where
  3. Hole positions and the fittings they must match
  4. Finish, or unfinished and sanded to which grit
  5. Quantity per set and number of sets

Where orders go wrong

  • Tolerances on mating partsA rail that is 1 mm long on every chair adds up to frames that do not square. Give tolerances on lengths and hole positions, not only on the overall size.
  • Grain direction on thin sectionsShort grain across a curved leg or a thin back slat breaks. Mark grain direction on the drawing.
  • Mixed sources in one setParts from different lumber lots can stain differently. Ask for one lot per order or color sorting before finishing.
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Questions about furniture components

Related guides:

  • Furniture Joinery Types for Production: Dowel, Mortise and Knock-Down
  • Upholstered Furniture Frames: Wood Species, Joints and Specs to Request
  • Finger Jointed Wood: How Strong It Is and When the Joints Show
What drives the price of custom furniture components?

Species and grade set the wood cost, and yield matters as much: long clear parts waste more lumber than short ones. Every machining step adds cost, so a part with angled holes, profiles and a finish costs more than a sanded blank. Tight tolerances and color sorting add inspection time.

Can I get samples before the first production order?

Most component plants make a sample set before a first order, and many charge for it, sometimes credited against the order. Ask for samples from the same species and lumber source that production will use. Approve one set and keep it as the reference for inspection.

Will the factory also finish or assemble the parts?

It depends on the plant. Some ship machined parts only, some also finish them and some assemble complete frames or pack knock-down kits with fittings. Say in the RFQ which steps you want so you are matched with plants that do them in-house.

Which species should I choose for furniture parts?

Choose by the finish and the load. Oak and ash suit stained parts where the grain shows. Beech and birch turn and bend well and take paint or stain evenly, while rubberwood is a lower cost choice for painted or stained parts. If you are unsure, name two species and ask the factories to quote both.

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