H. Arnold Wood Turning: More Than A Century of Reliability & Production-Ready Wood Components

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H. Arnold Wood Turning: More Than a Century of Reliability & Production-Ready Wood Components

For over 100 years, H. Arnold Wood Turning has stood out as a manufacturing partner that procurement teams, OEMs, architectural firms, industrial buyers, and homeowners can depend on.

A fifth-generation custom wood products supplier headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, H. Arnold Wood Turning has been supplying wood products and components to customers across the United States since 1919. Over the years, they’ve embraced innovation without sacrificing the craftsmanship that supports high-quality production.

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Custom Birch Wooden Handles

In the wood products industry, consistency matters just as much as material quality. With this in mind, H. Arnold Wood Turning has built its reputation on repeatable processes and tight tolerances, ensuring every order meets the same set of high standards.

Whether you’re looking for bulk runs of dowels and handles or custom balusters and columns built to exact dimensions, the company’s mission is to deliver wood components that meet the demands of modern production environments without compromise.

A Legacy of Adaptation

H. Arnold Wood Turning’s long timeline in business is evidence of both resilience and evolution. Founded in 1919 by Herman Arnold and his son William as a hand-turning shop in Brooklyn, the company would go on to quickly embrace early semi-automated lathes and expand its capabilities to weather economic shifts, including the Great Depression.

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Custom Sycamore Wood Handles

Today, the company remains family-led with Jonathan Arnold at the helm and additional leadership from his sister, Melissa Friedman, his wife Ann Arnold, and a team with over 175 years of combined industry experience. His two daughters, Lexi and Ashley, have also joined the business leading the next generation of the company.

But longevity isn’t what defines Arnold – responsiveness and reliability are. In the modern marketplace, buyers don’t just care about how long you’ve been around. They also care whether you can meet specifications, maintain consistency across repeat runs, and communicate proactively regarding the status of a project. The company’s history shows it has mastered all of these.

Built for Production, Not Just One-Off Pieces

Where many stop at custom pieces, H. Arnold Wood Turning scales for production environments and repeatable orders. The company delivers a diverse range of components including, but not limited to:

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Custom White Oak Twisted Newel Posts

  • Dowels & pins
  • Handles for tools and consumer products
  • Architectural components such as balusters, newel posts, finials, columns
  • Custom shaped and CNC parts
  • Mouldings and dimensional components

All pieces are made to exact customer specifications and available in both hardwoods and softwoods, with finishing, secondary operations, and more available to support project requirements. 

What sets Arnold apart for buyers is repeatability and adaptability. The company orients itself toward buyers who need:

  • Precise tolerances
  • A wide variety of wood species to choose from, including but not limited to: Oak, Maple, Beech, Birch, Poplar, Sycamore, and Southern Yellow Pine
  • Consistency across batches
  • Responsive communication with a real human, not an AI chatbot.
  • Dependable delivery

This makes H. Arnold Wood Turning a valuable partner for sourcing components for large-scale furniture, restoration projects, architectural millwork, industrial tool assemblies, and much more.

Customer-First Processes That Matter

H. Arnold Wood Turning’s business approach emphasizes proactive communication and problem-solving, from quoting to delivery, while working with real humans throughout the entire process.

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Custom Twisted White Oak Table Legs

Their customers regularly highlight the company’s responsiveness, packaging care, and consistency with ordered specifications. These testimonials, available online, emphasize a recurring theme of dependable communication paired with wood components that arrive exactly as specified. 

Innovation Meets Customization

H. Arnold Wood Turning’s capabilities are not stuck in the past. Alongside traditional turning, the company utilizes integrated CNC routing and shaping technology, offering both flexibility and repeatable precision. This is important for buyers who need both unique profiles and the ability to purchase in volume without changing suppliers.

Continental Reach, Strategic Delivery

Although the company’s headquarters are located in New York, H. Arnold Wood Turning ships throughout the continental United States. This provides industrial and architectural buyers with a reliable source for their projects.

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Forward-Looking Without Losing What Matters

Unfinished Custom Poplar Island Base

H. Arnold Wood Turning’s narrative is about building forward. The company continues to invest in capabilities that matter to buyers: consistent quality, communication transparency, and flexibility to meet custom production requirements.

In a market where wood component sourcing can be fragmented and involve multiple vendors with unclear timelines, H. Arnold Wood Turning stands as a dependable source for custom wood parts that align with modern manufacturing and architectural needs.

  1. Our Capabilities Overview: https://www.arnoldwood.com/capabilities/
  2. Custom Wood Products: https://www.arnoldwood.com/wood-products/
  3. Testimonials: https://www.arnoldwood.com/testimonials/
  4. Quote Page: https://www.arnoldwood.com/contact-us/
  5. Architectural Components: https://www.arnoldwood.com/wood-products/wooden-balusters-columns-and-other-architectural-products/ 

By Miller Wood Trade Publications

The premier online information source for the forest products industry since 1927.

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