A custom woodworking studio

Good wood.
Thoughtful design.
Made for you.

Custom furniture, built-ins, and handmade pieces. Considered for your space. Made to be part of your everyday.

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Independent studio. Individual pieces.

Live-edge cookie end table with expressive growth rings, wooden bowtie inlays, and black metal legs
Live-edge cookie tableNatural form. Considered details.

01 / Selected work

A few things we’ve made.

From the piece that finishes a room to the details you use every day.

Custom white mudroom cabinetry with woven baskets, coat hooks, and a warm wooden bench

Mudroom built-in

A place for everything

Handmade wooden foyer bench beneath a window

Foyer bench

A quiet welcome

Handmade cutting board with alternating dark and light end-grain patterns

End-grain cutting board

Pattern, in the grain

Richly patterned end-grain cutting board with the Fat Fox maker’s mark

End-grain cutting board

Made for everyday

Wooden serving tray with fine contrasting red and dark wood inlay

Pizza serving tray

Something to gather around

Handmade cedar planter filled with flowers and supporting outdoor string lights

Cedar planter & light post

Room to grow

Every project begins with a different idea.Let’s talk about yours

02 / Custom commissions

Your space.
Your idea.
Our starting point.

A bench for an empty corner. A built-in that makes the room work. A piece you haven’t quite found.

We focus on local commissions, working with you to bring the proportions, materials, and practical details together.

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01

Start with a conversation.

Tell us what you have in mind, where it will live, and what matters to you.

02

Work through the details.

We’ll discuss the design, wood, dimensions, budget, and timing together.

03

Make it personal.

Once the direction is agreed, your idea becomes a piece made for your space.

Ali G. with a child, overlooking a river and wooded hills
Ali G. / The maker behind Fat Fox Woodworking

03 / The maker

A return to
making by hand.

Fat Fox Woodworking is a small, independent studio owned and run by Ali G.

After about two decades working in technology, Ali returned to the creative, hands-on work he has always been drawn to. He has spent about seven years developing his woodworking craft and is now beginning to take on custom commissions.

A father of three, Ali grew up in Fairfax and lived in Washington, DC for nearly two decades. He has since returned to Northern Virginia, where he is building Fat Fox Woodworking as a one-person studio and pursuing the craft more seriously.

Talk about a commission

04 / Let’s make something

Have a project in mind?
Let’s start there.

A rough idea is enough. A few dimensions, a sketch, or a description of what you have in mind can help start the conversation.

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05 / Follow along

There’s more to see.

See more of my work and follow along on Instagram.

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