Brooks Custom has been crafting wood countertops, bar tops, and tables in Mt. Kisco, New York, since 1977. Wood is where our shop began, and it is still the heart of what we do. Our wood products pages cover the tops we build every day: live edge slabs, premium wide plank, edge grain, and end grain butcher block, each sealed with our hand-rubbed, waterproof Marine Finish. Browse the figure, layout, and joinery options to see how a raw slab becomes a finished top for your kitchen, bar, or dining room. You can also see finished work in our residential and commercial project galleries.
A live edge top starts with the slab itself. The live edge figure page explains the patterns you will see in the wood, from bird’s eye and burl to curl, quilted, and spalted grain, and why no two live edge tops are ever alike. The layout options page shows how slabs are composed into finished tops: bookmatched, butt match, flip match, curved, and multi-plank arrangements. Butterfly joinery, in the Nakashima style, stabilizes a slab and adds a signature detail in contrasting wood, zinc, or copper. The video slideshow and the end grain video transcript show the work in the shop.
Beyond live edge, we build the classic wood tops: premium wide plank from hand-selected boards, edge grain for direct food preparation, and end grain butcher block, built thick for a lifetime of chopping. The wood countertop finish options page covers antiquing, distressing, and hand-hewn textures, with samples produced for your approval before fabrication. Wood species range from walnut, maple, white oak, cherry, teak, and mahogany to exotic species sourced on request, and every top is made to order in our shop.
Wood tops are made to be used, and the care pages explain how to keep them that way, from regular oiling for edge grain and end grain to the simple upkeep of a Marine Finished wide plank top. The warranty page for wood products sets out the coverage for wood and butcher block countertops and what is required to claim. When you are ready, visit the showroom in Mt. Kisco to hand-pick your slab, or get in touch through the contact page.