Every project on this page is a chapter I’m about to build — not a finished product.

This isn’t a portfolio.

It’s a roadmap.

A promise.

A look at the work ahead and the legacy I’m building piece by piece.

Follow along as each of these projects comes to life.

White custom shelving with hidden closet in a doctors office.

⭐ THE HEARTH ROOM

A room where winter will end and home will begin.

This is the centerpiece of the entire restoration — a warm, heritage‑inspired space built around a wood cookstove, custom cabinetry, and the kind of quiet that only exists in a prairie winter.

Planned work includes:

• gutting and insulating the addition

• shimming uneven floors and ceilings

• sealing the crawl space

• installing the cookstove and water reservoir

• building cabinetry that feels like it’s always belonged here

Display cases in a jewellery store.

⭐ THE PAVILION

A heritage‑style 10×10 pavilion built for summer nights and storytelling.

Not a shed. Not a shack. A place to breathe.

A place to cook, gather, and film.

Planned work includes:

• timber‑inspired framing

• a wood stove, deck, and pergola

• heritage‑style trim and details

• a space designed for filming and family

Close-up of gray kitchen cabinet doors with curved metal handles

⭐ HERITAGE HOME RESTORATION

A black walnut dining table with thick, rounded pedestal legs

I’m not modernizing this home — I’m restoring its dignity.

Planned work includes:

rebuilding the kitchen, hall, bathroom, and bedroom

• insulating the basement

• repairing the living room with the Tara natural gas stove

• restoring original character wherever possible

A century‑old house with a

future worth fighting for.


Future heirloom furniture and custom cabinetry.

I’m selective about the work I take on — only the builds that deserve the time, the craft, and the story.

Upcoming projects may include:

• heirloom furniture

• custom cabinetry

• mantles

• one‑off pieces with soul

⭐ CLIENT BUILDS

A kitchen island with white drawers, gold handles, and a built-in microwave.

A kid learning the craft one stubborn lesson at a time.

This series will follow Leo as he learns the lathe, the tools, the patience, and the discipline the craft demands.

It’ll be messy.

It’ll be honest.

It’ll be the future.

⭐ LEO’S LATHE SERIES

A large wooden table pedestal being turned on a lathe, with wood shavings on the lathe.
Leo Flather in Kenora Ontario.

Leo Flather

⭐ ANNUAL CUTTING BOARD BUILD

A tradition built from scraps and story.

Every year, I save the offcuts from the shop and turn them into a mass build of cutting boards — each one unique, each one carrying the history of the year’s work.

This year’s build is coming.

End grain cutting board made with multiple hard wood species.

These projects aren’t finished.

They’re becoming.

And you’re invited to watch every step.

miniature porcelain hand plane