Saw Stewart is a one-man woodworking and guitar workshop based in the Pacific Northwest.

Everything here is built by hand — no factory, no staff, no outsourcing. Just wood, tools, and time.

I build custom electric guitars in small batches, focusing on solid fundamentals, clean design, and materials that matter. These aren’t mass-produced instruments chasing trends. They’re meant to be played, upgraded, and lived with.

How the Shop Works

Alongside guitar building, I also offer Maker’s Choice Wood — turning blanks, knife scales, cue blanks, and specialty figured stock.

This wood is bench-selected from the same material I use in my instruments. Pieces are chosen for grain, stability, and character — not volume or speed.

Selling Maker’s Choice Wood helps fund the continued development of Saw Stewart guitars. It allows me to:

• keep guitar prices realistic and affordable

• learn the craft and experiment with new designs

• source better materials

• stay fully independent

If you’ve bought turning wood or scales, you’ve directly supported the guitars.

And if you’ve bought a guitar — it started with the same obsession over grain, structure, and detail.

What You Won’t Find Here

• No mass production

• No mystery woods

• No inflated “boutique” pricing

• No corporate overhead

Every piece is selected, processed, and shipped by me. What you see is what I’d use myself.

Why I Do It This Way

I believe great work comes from staying small, focused, and honest.

By keeping the shop lean and self-funded, I’m able to build guitars and wood products without compromise — and without answering to anyone but the work itself.

Saw Stewart exists to turn raw material into something useful, playable, and lasting.

Built by hand.
Funded by the work.
Made to be used.