About Us

JS Benson Woodworking & Design employs 9 craftsmen and 3 office workers in its 17,000-square foot building located in the historic Estey Organ Complex in Brattleboro, Vermont.

We've been in business since 1978 and in this location since 1980. We are a small company that has grown to over a million dollars in sales per year.

Biographical Information for J. Steve Benson, owner:

As a student of fine art and architecture in the 70's, Steve found his focus in the discipline of Architectural Woodworking. He founded his company in Boston in 1978 and won local recognition for craftsmanship and innovation, as noted in a Boston Globe article of 1984. In 1988 Steve was awarded a merit certificate by the Boston Society of Landscape Architects. He engineered the wood components for the Zone VI large-format line of field cameras, and produced them for many years. Steve designed a superior true divided light glazing system for the New England restoration market.

Steve is now the CEO and senior design engineer for J.S. Benson Woodworking & Design.