Cedar and Stone

Owner Corey Schoo left a job in private aviation six years ago to found Cedar and Stone, a business that builds custom-frame pergolas and pavilions of the art of hand-chiseled stone and handcrafted wood.  

Many projects use Shou-Sugi-Ban, an ancient Japanese process that involves burning the surface of the wood, cleaning it and applying tung oil or some other natural oil. 

“Every project we did last year, every surface that was horizontal to the ground got burned,” Schoo said. 

The process makes the wood “waterproof, rot-proof and insect-proof,” he said. 

Cedar and Stone uses “a lot of ax work and hand tools,” he said. “We use some machinery, but it’s on the smaller side, like chainsaws and a circle saw.”  

Wood-to-wood connections are made via mortise-and-tenon joining and glue never is used. 

The most common project for Cedar and Stone is a 16-foot by 16-foot pergola installed in a concrete base, but Schoo said the time involved and the price depend on the size of the project. 

“I enjoy the Home and Garden Show because I get to spend a lot of time talking to people and learning about what they like and want,” Schoo said. “This year, I hope people can see what we do and get an idea of what they’re looking at and get a better idea of pricing.” 

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