About Deadwood Revival Design

Ten years of giving trees a second life.

Danny and Mitch worked wildland fire for the U.S. Forest Service before they turned saving trees into a business. That was 2016. Ten years and more than 500 custom tables later, the shop is in Paso Robles.

THE FILM · 2:01

"Everything that lives must die. But the cool thing with trees is they can be brought back to life."

Watch the film, with sound on

Danny Torres and Mitch McCormick standing together in the shop, with stacks of slabs behind them
Danny and Mitch in the shop · Real photo

Who runs the shop

Started by two former wildland firefighters.

Danny Torres and Mitch McCormick both worked wildland fire for the U.S. Forest Service. In 2016 they started Deadwood Revival Design in San Luis Obispo, to give good trees a second life instead of a trip to the chipper. The shop is in Paso Robles now.

They still run it together: Mitch leads design, and Danny leads sales and the client side.

Danny & Mitch · Co-founders

10

Years in business

500+

Custom tables

5.0

On Google

The shop and the yard

The mill, the kiln and the shop are ours.

Most furniture makers buy their lumber. We start with the tree. We tag and photograph the wood, and when we know where a tree grew, it goes on the record.

Two of our crew running a big log through the bandsaw mill, with sawdust spraying from the blade
At the mill · Real photo
A claro walnut dining table on a black steel tree-shaped base in our shop, with racks of slabs behind it
Claro walnut tree-leg table, in our shop · Real photo
  • The mill

    We mill the logs ourselves, in our yard.

  • The kiln

    We dry the wood before we build with it. Our kiln-dried slabs come out at 8 to 12% moisture.

  • The shop

    Our own team builds in wood and steel: the tops, the bases and the cabinets.

Hands pushing a hand plane along a thick board marked WD-027, with curls of shavings on the bench
Hand-planing board WD-027 · Real photo
Sparks flying as a welder in a helmet joins a steel frame
Welding steel · Real photo

Visit

Come see the wood in person.

Walk the slabs, see what's on the bench, and put your hands on the wood before you decide. The easiest way in is a consult: thirty minutes about your room and the wood, at the shop or by video or phone.

The shop
2732 Danley Ct, Suite 101, Paso Robles, CA 93446
Hours
The shop is open Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm; appointments preferred. The yard is open Tuesday through Thursday, by appointment only.