The Craftsman
Built by hand. Built by one person. Built to last.
Borman Furniture is Mark Borman — one craftsman, one shop, ten-plus years of solid wood joinery in Central Texas. When you order a piece, you know exactly whose hands built it.
Mark didn't start in a woodworking school. He started the way most craftsmen do — with a problem he wanted to solve and a stubborn interest in doing it right. Over time, what began as a personal obsession with wood and joinery turned into a full shop, a loyal client base, and a business built entirely on word of mouth and repeat customers.
The pieces that first got people talking were beds. Not because beds are glamorous, but because most beds are terrible. The frame wobbles. The slats crack. The height is wrong for the mattress, and the wood — if you can call it that — starts separating at the joints within a few years. Mark built his first bed for a family member who was tired of replacing the same flat-pack frame every other season. That bed is still in use today.
Word spread. Dining tables followed. Then desks, armoires, chest of drawers. People kept coming back not just because the furniture held up, but because the experience was different — Mark sat down with them, asked questions, and built something that fit their actual life instead of making them reorganize their life around the furniture.
Today, Borman Furniture still operates the same way. Mark takes on a limited number of projects at a time to make sure every piece gets the attention it deserves. There's no production line, no offshore fabrication, no finishing department. Just Mark, a well-equipped shop, and a philosophy that the only shortcuts worth taking are the ones that don't show.
“I want to build the piece your grandkids fight over someday. That's the standard everything else gets measured against.”
10+
Years in business
100%
Solid wood — no veneers or particle board
One
Craftsman builds every piece
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Shortcuts on joinery
The Philosophy
Why it's built this way
A few principles that shape every piece that leaves the shop.
Real joinery, not glue and staples
Mortise & tenon joints and hand-cut dovetails are the backbone of every Borman piece. These are the same techniques furniture makers have used for centuries — not because they're nostalgic, but because they work better than anything modern production has replaced them with.
Solid wood because it matters
There are no veneers here. No particleboard cores wrapped in a thin skin of something that looks like wood. Every board Mark selects is chosen for grain, figure, and how it will move with humidity over decades. That's the difference between a piece you pass down and a piece you replace.
Custom means actually custom
Most furniture companies use the word "custom" to mean "choose your fabric." Mark uses it to mean: tell me the exact dimensions, the existing pieces it needs to complement, and what kind of use it will see — and he'll design something that fits perfectly, instead of asking you to fit the furniture.
Mark also teaches
A few times a year, Mark opens the shop for small woodworking classes. These aren't weekend crafting sessions — they're focused, hands-on courses where you actually learn how wood behaves, how to cut a proper joint, and why the tools matter. You leave with a finished piece and enough foundation to keep going on your own.
Learn about woodworking classes →Ready to start a conversation?
Describe your project and Mark will get back to you within one business day. No pressure — just a conversation.