Most people arrive here with a rough idea and a few unknowns. Below are the points we usually work through first, so the conversation starts on solid ground rather than guesswork.
For fitted work and restoration, we start with a site visit across Gauteng. It gives us real measurements, wall conditions and access notes. If you are outside that area, send clear photos and dimensions and we will say honestly whether we can help.
Rough dimensions, a few photos of the space or piece, and a note on how you want to use it. For restoration, tell us what you want kept — original patina, old repairs, worn edges — because that shapes every decision at the bench.
We work mainly in oak, ash and reclaimed Oregon pine. The running stock list on this site shows what is on the rack, with notes on grain direction and how each board behaves under hand tools. It is a reference, not an order form — final selection happens once we see the piece.
Solid timber moves with the seasons, so small gaps and slight shifts are part of the material, not a fault. We will tell you when a repair should stay visible rather than be sanded flat, and when a piece is better left alone than reworked.
Two ways in, depending on whether you already know what you want built or just need to talk through a piece.
Most enquiries start as a question about a room, a counter or a table that has been in the family for years. Write to us with a rough idea of the space or the piece, and we will tell you what the work involves before anyone commits to a date. If the job needs measuring on site, that gets arranged from the same conversation.
Phone calls work well for quick questions about timber or lead times. Email suits anything with dimensions, photos or a description of damage, since it keeps the details in one thread.
For a quote, include the type of work, your preferred timber if you have one, and a short description of the piece or space. That is enough for us to route the enquiry to the right bench.
A few working definitions, so nobody reads more into the page than is actually there.
When a species appears on the list, it means there is timber physically in the workshop at that moment. Oak, ash and reclaimed Oregon pine move in and out as commissions run, so a board you saw last month may already be part of someone's cupboard. The list is a snapshot, not a catalogue, and it is not a reservation.
You cannot buy, hold or pay for timber through this page. There is no cart, no checkout and no booking that locks a board to your name. The list exists so that the first conversation about your piece starts from something real rather than a guess about what might be available.
Where a species is described, the notes cover how it generally behaves under hand tools and how the grain tends to run. Two boards of the same oak can still differ in figure, colour and how they take a finish. Treat the notes as a starting point for comparing a species against the piece you have in mind, not as a specification of the exact board you will receive.
Reclaimed Oregon pine arrives with old nail holes, filled splits and colour that has shifted over decades. That is the material, not a defect to be sanded away. If you want a uniform surface, a new board is the honest choice. If you want the marks left in, say so early, because it changes how the piece is milled and finished.
Older solid-wood furniture can usually be rejointed, re-glued and brought back to daily use. What it cannot always do is return to how it looked when it was new. Where a repair will stay visible, or where a joint has already been altered by an earlier fix, that gets said before work starts rather than after.
Photos and measurements sent by message are useful, but they rarely capture an uneven wall, a dropped ceiling or a floor that runs out of level. For fitted work across Gauteng, the assessment happens on site. Until then, anything discussed here stays provisional.
If a term on this page is unclear, or you want to know whether a specific board is still on the rack, ask before you plan around it. Reach the studio at hello@tycooncorporation.com or call +27 87 482 4501. The workshop is at The Woodlands Office Park, Building 14, 20 Woodlands Drive, Woodmead, Johannesburg, 2191, South Africa.
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