Odhner & Odhner Fine Woodworking was founded by Dirk Odhner in 1976. Dirk discovered his passion for woodworking quite accidentally. In the summer of 1973, he was working, like many college students, painting houses and doing odd jobs related to home improvement and repairs . 

One day, a customer asked him if he might be interested in making some vanities for the house they were building. Dirk agreed to take on the task and quickly fell in love with the entire process. “It was one of those love-at-first-sight experiences,” he recalls. “I loved everything about it - the physical aspect of the work, the creative aspect of the design, the beauty of the wood, the artistic finished product. I loved it all.” 

Realizing that he had found his life’s work, Dirk set out to learn everything he could about woodworking. He worked with other experienced woodworkers and visited museums, crawling under the furniture to see how it was constructed. In July of 1976 he started Odhner & Odhner in a garage. Business grew slowly at first, and Dirk had to supplement his woodworking income by doing home repairs and alterations but persistence paid off and the business grew year-by-year. 

In 1986 Dirk was able to purchase a shop building in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. By 2005 they had outgrown it and moved to their current location in Easton . Today the workshop is light, airy, and well-equipped. Dirk has put together a wonderful team of professional woodworkers and finishers. 

Although the shop is equipped with up-to-date tools and machines, it’s still the skill and pride of the craftsmen that are at the heart of the business. Dirk admits, “I still have the feeling I did back in the early years. I still love the creative aspect, the client interaction, applying my own aesthetics to the design in a way that allows me to enjoy the artistry while fulfilling the needs of the project and the expectations of the client.  We work hard to collaborate with our clients, applying more than 43 years of successful design history and technical expertise to help them realize the creative vision they hold for their project."