My name is Sam Perakis, I’ve been blacksmithing for about 10 years, and I produce architectural ironwork in Portland, Maine. I moved my business from Massachusetts to Maine in May of 2024 when I agreed to take over the location of The Ball and Chain Forge when my mentor, Bob Menard, retired. I got started… Read more »

While he was growing up, Ben’s parents sawed lumber together at their custom sawmill Block Brothers Lumber in Monroe, Maine, where they cleared land and designed and built their home from the ground up. Sawing lumber offered them a way to work with their hands, to be self-sufficient, and to provide a useful, tangible service… Read more »

My name is Steve Smith and I’m the owner of Renaissance Timber LLC in Cumberland, Maine. I returned to Maine in 2018 after a decade spent away for school and work. I started hand-hewing as something of a homing instinct, hearkening back to my childhood of playing in the fields and forests of coastal Maine… Read more »

Maine Cedar Hot Tubs, Inc., prides itself in manufacturing high quality, custom hot tubs in both traditional natural cedar and cold molded (wood and epoxy composite) versions. Many sizes and features are available! Simple wood-fired tubs for remote locations or full feature jetted tubs with state of the art digital operating systems.  our double wall… Read more »

Wooden Screen Door Company is proud of the quality of the materials and methods we use to construct our custom wooden screen/storm doors. Everything from expansion, contraction and the species of the wood, to straightness of grain, thickness of wood, finishing treatments and hardware has been considered for quality and durability. From the design to… Read more »

In 1978 Albie and Cheryl traveled through Europe and Scandavia with their infant son, Scott, on their backs. Our purpose was to research the masonry heater and oven traditions of various countries, searching for the design that could most readily be adapted to the New England Colonial red brick open fireplace heritage. In Finland they… Read more »

Mathews Brothers is America’s oldest window manufacturer, and today we produce hundreds of thousands of windows, custom-made to architect or builder specifications. Our products are both maintenance-free and highly energy-efficient, among the most energy-efficient in the world. As the north-easternmost window manufacturer in the US, nearly all our products are shipped South, on our own… Read more »

Sweet Timber Frames LLCSweet Timber Frames has been handcrafting traditionally joined timber frames since 1981. We try to use all local resources from Maine to create beautiful finished homes. Other timber species are considered in keeping with our clients wishes. Our services include general contracting services, coordination with architects and other subcontractors, design work, plans,… Read more »

We design and manufacture beautiful hearth pads for wood, pellet and gas stove. 100% manufactured in Maine from material supplied by local businesses.