The Northern Joinery
Gravenhurst, Ontario · Own site · thenorthernjoinery.ca
Small businessMain products hit
David Shaw and a shop of six build one-off wood-and-resin furniture in Muskoka: live-edge dining tables, a custom waterfall walnut desk, credenzas and shelves, king beds with nightstands, Murphy-bed wall units, media centres, kitchen counters and stair treads, cut from majestic maple, walnut, white oak and spalted maple.
Wooden dining tables, desks, credenzas, shelving and media centres are other wooden furniture, HTS 9403.60.80, and the shop's king beds and nightstands are wooden bedroom furniture, HTS 9403.50.90; both lines carry an additional 50% US duty under Section 338, in effect since August 22, 2026. Those duties land on real orders: in a Woodworking Canada profile written before the duty, David Shaw said "And in California we have a lot of clients we deal with directly" and "we ship it directly to them and we give them the white-glove treatment". On a live-edge and resin dining table the shop values at $10,000, the 50% duty is $5,000 before freight. The Northern Joinery's site says nothing about the measure.Source: content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026
Made in Canada
Home and shop share one property in Muskoka: The Northern Joinery is "Located just outside of Gravenhurst, in Ontario, Canada", where, it says, "Our team has over 100 collective years of woodworking experience."
On the tariff list
- HTS 9403.50.90 · Other furniture and parts thereof, Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom, Other, Other · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The site shows a "King Bed with nightstands" and a "Murphy bed built in wall unit" among its finished pieces. Wooden beds and nightstands are wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom under HTS 9403.50.90.
- HTS 9403.60.80 · Other furniture and parts thereof, Other wooden furniture, Other · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The shop's own pages list a "Custom Waterfall Walnut Desk", a "Dining Table", a "Credenza and Shelves" and a "media center" built from "majestic maple", "Walnut", "White oak" and "Spalted Maple". Wooden dining tables, desks, credenzas, shelving and media units are other wooden furniture under HTS 9403.60.80 on the CBP Section 338 list.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- thenorthernjoinery.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Located just outside of Gravenhurst, in Ontario, Canada
- woodworkingcanada.com · accessed 2026-09-10
They have also relocated a little while ago combining their residence and the shop on a property just outside Gravenhurst, Ontario.
- thenorthernjoinery.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Our team has over 100 collective years of woodworking experience.
- thenorthernjoinery.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
As functional artists, we want each piece we create to be incredible. We strive to make each item we build stunning and useful.
- thenorthernjoinery.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
His first woodworking project – a roll-top bread box for his mom, was purchased by a family friend before it was finished.
- thenorthernjoinery.ca · accessed 2026-09-10
his one-of-a-kind creations are shipped all over the world
- thenorthernjoinery.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Custom Waterfall Walnut Desk
- thenorthernjoinery.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
King Bed with nightstands
- thenorthernjoinery.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
david@thenorthernjoinery.com
- thenorthernjoinery.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Beth and David, owners of The Northern Joinery, saw the hospital as a great way to help a good cause and make an investment in the local marketplace.
- thenorthernjoinery.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Four of the most recent Soldiers' Foundation Galas have auctioned off a custom live-edge and resin dining table worth at least $10,000.
- woodworkingcanada.com · accessed 2026-09-09
And in California we have a lot of clients we deal with directly
- woodworkingcanada.com · accessed 2026-09-09
we ship it directly to them and we give them the white-glove treatment
- woodworkingcanada.com · accessed 2026-09-09
With a small team there is only so much you can do
- content.govdelivery.com · accessed 2026-09-09
9403.60.80