Handcrafted Sapele wood screen doors and custom woodwork — one piece at a time.
John Cooper started J&P Woodcrafters decades ago, building custom outdoor Sapele screen doors — and word got around fast. Sapele is the secret: it stays dead straight, never warps, and holds up beautifully outdoors, exactly what a Lowcountry door needs.
Phil Votaw joined him — a self-taught builder with 30-plus years in the trade and the same eye for detail. They've been a tight team ever since, and every piece leaves the shop ready to hang: hand-finished, no sanding needed. No frills and no shortcuts — just two woodworkers who care about getting it right.
Slow it down and watch the Sapele take shape.
The doors and brackets are their bread and butter — but they build a lot more in wood.
Their signature — solid Sapele, custom-sized and hand-finished. Ready to hang, built to take the Lowcountry weather.
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Decorative and structural wood brackets, cut and finished to your exact dimensions and design.
Made to orderCustom wood gates that make an entrance — built to fit the opening and built to last.
CustomAlso building barn doors, benches, rolling bars, farm tables & Adirondack chairs on request.
Solid Sapele — dense, dead straight, and built to shrug off the Lowcountry weather. Milled and shaped in-house, board by board.
Simple, personal, and hands-on from start to finish.
Call, email, or send a photo of what you're picturing.
Sizes, wood, and options — built around your space.
Cut, joined, and finished in our Ravenel shop.
Hand-finished and ready the day you pick it up.
Finished Sapele doors, the tools that shape them, and the wood it all starts with.
Every piece is custom and handmade from natural Sapele — grain and color vary from piece to piece, and that's part of the beauty.
Tell us about the piece you have in mind — we'll take it from there.