El Si Custom

EL SI

BESPOKE FURNITURE, INSTRUMENTS, AND ACCESSORIES

CUSTOM

handMADE IN INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

photo of Lucas Carter using a belt sander on a guitar body.

elsicustom

Custom instruments and furniture proudly made by hand in Indianapolis, Ind. by @lucascarter.

Thicknessing some beautiful spalted oak for a pair

Thicknessing some beautiful spalted oak for a pair of floating nightstands. It’s like watching paint dry, but louder.

Trying to be a real woodworker and have been worki

Trying to be a real woodworker and have been working on learning to restore this vintage 1950’s No. 8 Stanley jointer plane.

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A quick little project I wrapped up this last week

A quick little project I wrapped up this last weekend, a new vertical laptop stand for the ol work desk. First thing I’ve made with the walnut that came from my childhood home!

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This walnut came from my childhood home, and over

This walnut came from my childhood home, and over time it’ll become my new dining table to have for years to come. #woodworking #wood #walnut #indiana #indianamade #indianapolis #home @router by @triton_tools, dust collection courtesy @rockler_woodworking

Delivered this live edge computer desk last weeken

Delivered this live edge computer desk last weekend to its new owner!

Beauty of a slab came from none other than @simplyslabs!

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Computer desk project just got the ol logo treatme

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PREVIOUS
CREATIONS

walnut, maple, mahogany and padauk wood cutting board

cherry computer desk

walnut built in desk

cutting board with inlaid wood signature reading "The Lomneths"

handmade wooden clock

quarter sawn sycamore handmade bass guitar

HANDMADE

WITH PURPOSE

El si custom is a woodworking shop based in indianapolis, ind. specializing in custom, handmade furniture and instruments. What started as a bucket list entry for owner lucas carter to build a guitar from the ground up shifted into a passion for making beautiful and useful objects out of nature’s most beautiful and useful resource.