About

I have always had the conviction that joinery is an aesthetic part of a piece of furniture, really of woodwork in general. If a joint is well made, why go to the trouble of covering it up? Sam Maloof

Burnt Creek is a furniture design and woodwork shop on the West Slope of Colorado. Each original design is handcrafted with the utmost attention to detail utilizing traditional joinery techniques- you will not find a computer in the shop. The designs of the furniture tend towards the mid-century modern aesthetic, allowing the design and natural beauty of the hand-selected wood to coexist and complement the other. Perhaps most importantly, all of the furniture is meant to both serve its function and be appreciated by the eye. We design and build our pieces to be used and cherished for generations.

Burnt Creek Custom focuses primarily on our own original designs, but we also enjoy the experience of collaborating on new custom pieces for our clients. If you like what you see, get in touch through the contact section and we can start the journey.

What you make from a tree should be at least as miraculous as what you cut down Richard Powers

Woodworker

Andrew Moyle had his start in woodworking (unbeknownst to him) at a young age constructing rudimentary furniture and contraptions (primarily for the family treehouse). Since then both his design aesthetic and woodworking capabilites have (hopefully) greatly improved. Andrew received a degree in Forestry from the University of Montana, which afforded him an immense appreciation of the natural systems of forests, and in the end a great respect for the raw material of his furniture. Andrew spent over a decade as a wildland firefighter and Smokejumper based in Montana. It was during this time that he began pursuing woodworking in earnest during the offseasons mostly as a means to stay out of trouble. After hanging up his fire boots, Andrew returned home to Colorado and started Burnt Creek Custom to focus most of his fleeting attention on the designing and building of beautiful custom furniture. The quotes by one of Andrew's woodworking idols, Sam Maloof, pretty well sum up his attitude toward furniture and life in general.

I’m a furniture maker, I’m a woodworker, and I think woodworker’s a very good word, and I like the word. It’s an honest word, and that is what I am, a woodworker. Sam Maloof