Designs of Distinction

When it comes to decorative components, the most economical way to re-tool a woodshop is to have somebody else buy the machines – and then run them!

Outsourcing is efficient on many levels. Ordering parts gives a smaller woodshop access to a team of experienced operators, eliminates rejects, requires no inventory, and also gives a woodworker the opportunity to show customers an entire catalog of options that can be incorporated into their design… without buying a single bit, blade or bulky machine.

Buying manufactured parts becomes even more enticing when a woodshop can tell clients that the components are made in the USA and are environmentally responsible. That’s true of a huge range of products from Designs of Distinction, from corbels and brackets to tiles and tambour. DOD is a division of Brown Wood, Inc., a custom manufacturer in business since 1927 and headquartered near Chicago. The company has been FSC certified since 2001, and is committed to “the protection of the environment and the conservation of our natural resources”. That carries a lot of weight with today’s informed and concerned cabinet buyers.

In addition to components such as bun feet, decorative mouldings, casters, pilasters, posts, columns and table legs, DOD also has a custom cut-to-size program that lets a woodworker order ready-to-install parts such as handwoven decorative grilles, sustainable leather veneers, and organic rattan. And speaking of carrying weight, DOD makes floating shelves that are manufactured to fit its hidden floating shelf brackets, which can support over 100 lbs when properly installed.

So when adding components from metal accents to onlays, valances or x-panels, the best tool to use in 2024 might just be the DOD online catalog.

Designs of Distinction by BWI
Web: brownwoodinc.com/dod
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Phone: 800-328-5858