Founded in 2024 by Spencer and his cat Gia, Gia Woodworking aims to produce high quality, low(ish) cost products made out of primarily hardwoods to the Ottawa, Kingston and Brockville Area.
Majority of what we have made thus far falls into the household items category, with our most popular products being our coasters and chacuterie boards/cutting boards. At Gia Woodworking, we aim to waste as little as possible and as such we usually try to make as many of our products as we can, without sacrificing quality of course, out of cutoffs from larger projects, or “scrap” wood we have been able to track down. Now, before you concern yourself with the “scrap wood” portion of what I just said, bare in mind that what is scrap for a furniture maker or a trim supplier is in no way shape or form “scrap” for coasters or cutting boards. We do this to not only to save on costs (some of these savings are passed on to you) but we also do it to be environmentally friendly. Yes, we know, we just used a major buzzword for a large portion of the population. We mean it though; if we can turn others trash into treasure then we know we are doing something right.
Alongside our little household items, we are branching out into furniture making, with a few projects of that nature currently on the go. We are constantly learning new things and improving on our technique so if you feel like throwing us a curveball and making us try something new, we are open to the challenge!
With all of this work comes a little play (play makes the work worth it), over on our Instagram page, we have weekly reels of Gia or Mystery (Mystery being the cats name, we don’t typically have Mystery guests) and we also post periodic updates over there as well. Below is a link to our Instagram Page.
Aside from all of that, we also work with another company by the name of Oak Hills Custom Lumber. They produce many different kinds of trim, as well as handmade wooden sheds, so if any of that strikes your fancy feel free to contact us and we can work out pricing and delivery for you.
Meet the Team
Gia
Gia has been with the company since it started and many believe the company was named after her (many are correct). While she may not bring anything to the table in the woodworking, site building, social media managing, business, or sales department, she makes up for it in the sleeping department.
She also stars in many of the reels that are created around the company and she is very well known as the face of the whole operation. She has also been known to run a very tight ship and she demands perfection out of everyone she works with.
Spencer
Spencer, like Gia has also been part of the company since it was founded. His role is basically to everything in every department that Gia has nothing to do with. He is the only one on staff with any sort of formal education, having his Red Seal in Carpentry and a Certificate in Trades Management.
Chances are quite high that if you reach out to us, he will be the one to answer. There are some cases where our answer to your inquiry may be something along the lines of “sjbvdskjhvghsadGVHVJHJKHASDbvdbvkDSVJBDVKLJhvdjlbvkABlbjbklfdgfdhfd54fdb2fsd4vbdb4 gb24bf1 3b2f435bfdb35fd53b4fad35bsabf43b5fa41fd2ab43” and if that is the case, chances are Gia is filling in for the day.
Mystery
The newest member of the team is Mystery, Best known for filling in for Gia when Gia takes random vacations. You may recognize her from such hits as “Week 5 of Cat Pet” and “Week 5 of Carpet”. If you haven’t seen those before, we highly recommend you check them out on our Instagram page.
Aside from that, she has been known for her efforts in the accounting department, all of which have been in vain due to the fact she can’t read or do math. They say it is the effort that counts, but the government strongly disagrees as they are not fans of Mystery’s bookkeeping.
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