History
Established in 1996.
August of 1996 Swanson Custom Woodworks was started by Designer & Master Craftsman Rob Swanson for the purpose of creating awesome pieces of art with a honest, comfortable & professional experience for the customer. Rob is a true artist & will design the project of your dreams by asking questions about what you like & how you want it to function. Rob will draw it right in front of you until it looks just like you want it & showing you all the options of hardware, wood types & finishes. The shop was Started in a Garage & with-in 1 year moved into a commercial building in Tustin, CA where they were for 12 years, then moved to Santa Ana, CA which is the current location. There is no showroom because the business is so custom & diverse in building one-of-a-kind items. The website, Yelp & Facebook pages were created to show what we do.
Meet the Business Owner
Rob Swanson
Prior to starting this business, my high school wood shop teacher got me my 1st job in a friend of his cabinet shop in 1983 after graduating. For the next 13 years I worked in many different cabinet shops learning every type of cabinetry, mill work & some really crazy off the wall creations by interior designers for hotels, restaurants & office suites. I learned stuff i never new you could do with wood, laminate & metal! After Learning my trade in the commercial & residential sides of the industry I decided to go to contractors licence school where you learn the laws of contracting. I passed the test in 1996 & started my business with a truck load of installation tools. I had no intentions of opening my own shop at that point. I became an independent contractor to the big commercial shops for installation which I still do to this day when needed. I did this for 3 years then opened the shop after word of mouth opportunities to build stuff for people. It's God given & I love what I do!