“The more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think the same is true of human beings.” - Henry David Thoreau
Many Rivers Millworks offers woodwork, trim/finish carpentry (residential + commercial), custom furniture, storage solutions, wood repair and restoration.
Founded by Jesse Kristin in 2023, Many Rivers Millworks is the meeting of woodwork, fine carpentry and native tree species knowledge. Intensely focused on bringing wood's inherent beauty to its fullest glory, Many Rivers celebrates our historic natural building material in ways which ensure its stability and performance for generations to come.
Sustainable woods, mindfully sourced from our native hardwood & softwood forests here in the United States or reclaimed from old buildings, are milled before treating with high-quality, durable natural finishes. This harmony between native tree study and hard-won skill learned from long days in shops and job sites throughout NYC, is the heartwood of Many Rivers Millworks.
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“A natural beauty should be preserved like a monument to nature.” - Neil Young
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A little about Jesse:
Shortly after graduating from George Washington University with a B.S. in Molecular Biology, MRM founder Jesse and two of his college friends began touring & recording as an indie-pop band, embarking on what would become a twenty-year-long success in the music business. Appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman and Conan, performing sold out shows nationwide, and releasing over seven studio albums, Jesse’s band Jukebox the Ghost are considered veterans of the 2010s indie music scene and continue to perform for their enthusiastically devoted fanbase.
When he's at home in Brooklyn and not in a recording studio, Jesse is hard-at-work crafting woodwork at his shop from cedar, fir, pine, spruce, cherry, walnut, oak, maple and more. Either that or he's sharing a lunch with his eternally hungry rescue terrier named Cedar.