I’m Andrew Schatz, owner and operator of Atlas Wood Company.

I spent two decades leading data driven insurance teams, until I saw the human touch I value slipping behind automation and profit dashboards. When my youngest daughter arrived, I closed the laptop, picked up a block plane, and founded Atlas Wood Company here in eastern Pennsylvania. Today, every frame, cabinet, and furniture piece comes straight from my one man shop, guided by a promise: “Meaning can’t be mass-produced.”

My work is rooted in a people before product mindset. I design for the hands and homes that will live with each piece, choosing locally sourced walnut, cherry, maple, and white oak, then finishing every surface with VOC-free hard wax oil so the grain, not chemicals, does the talking. If a board isn’t perfect, I re-mill it; if a customer has a late-night question, I answer. Doing what’s right, never what’s easy, defines the Atlas standard.

When the dust settles, you’ll find me slow dancing in the kitchen with my wife, Kate, laughing with our four kids and loyal dog, Frankie, or tending a backyard garden where patience and hard work take root, lessons that spill back into the shop.

Feel free to look around and let me know you if you have any questions.  

Thanks for stopping by,

– Andrew Schatz
Founder and Maker, Atlas Wood Company