J&W Furniture Co. is a family operation. John (on right) and Weston (on left) Erbentraut are the craftsman, and John's oldest son Steven (not pictured) handles customer inquiries. John's woodworking journey began over 40 years ago when he ran his own custom guitar building business. The design principles of creating instruments apply to furniture making as well, and he began creating his own pieces.
Fast forward to today, and John has since pursued musical endeavors for most of his life. However, when one of his older son's was moving into a new house - John offered to build them a custom trestle table as a gift. Since it had been so long ago, most of the family was unaware of his hidden skill - so they agreed, not really knowing what to expect.
Our flagship trestle table design was the result. The project re-awakened John's love for the craft, and sparked a desire to pass it down to his younger son, Weston. J&W Furniture was born.