What Kind of Custom Furniture Does Bob Kloes Make?

Bob Kloes makes custom figured wood furniture, handcrafted in America. If you are looking for one-of-a-kind solid wood pieces rather than production-line furniture, his work fits that need. The site presents him as a custom furniture maker whose projects are built around figured hardwoods, with past work and projects available to review before you reach out.

What "Custom Figured Wood Furniture" Means

The phrase combines two things:

• Custom — the piece is made for a specific client or project, not pulled from a standard catalog.
• Figured wood — hardwood with visual character in the grain, such as curls, waves, or other natural patterns that make each board distinct.

Because the material itself varies from board to board, two pieces made to the same design will not look identical. That is part of the appeal if you want furniture that does not look mass-produced.

Where the Wood Comes From

Bob Kloes also runs Kloes Specialty Hardwoods, described on the site as a source for "the finest hardwoods from the Midwest and beyond." This matters for furniture buyers in a practical way: the maker has direct access to specialty stock, so unusual or highly figured boards are part of the normal workflow rather than a special order.

How to Judge Whether It Fits Your Project

Seeing the Work Before You Commit

The site points visitors to Past Work & Projects as the place to review completed pieces. This is the most useful step if you are deciding whether the style matches what you want — custom work is hard to evaluate from a description alone, and photos of finished projects show the actual range of forms and wood character.

Getting in Touch About a Project

The site states: "Feel free to reach out to me for more information about furniture projects and any other general inquiries you may have." There is a Get in Touch path on the site for this purpose, and Bob Kloes is also reachable via social media, where the site links an Instagram profile under the handle kloesspecialtyhardwoods.

When you make contact, it helps to have ready:

• The type of piece you want (table, case piece, etc.)
• Approximate dimensions or the space it needs to fit
• Any preference for wood character or species
• Whether you have seen a past project you want to reference

A Practical Note

The site does not publish pricing, lead times, or a product catalog with fixed specifications. Treat it as a maker's portfolio and contact point: you review past work, then start a conversation about your specific project. Any details on cost, schedule, and availability would come from that direct exchange rather than from the website.