Old Tools, Friendly Moose and Fine Carpentry

Friendly moose and fine woodworking are just part of the story at Short Hill Studio, a workshop in south-central NH. Mike Butler creates custom built-ins and solves restoration problems for area homeowners. Jane Butler offers marketing consulting, graphic design and studio photography. Together they seek out interesting old tools to share with other tool collectors. Read about our business in the local paper. See our tools. See our blog about the adventures of finding old tools and help identify the weekly Mystery Tool.
Current and Upcoming Exhibitions:
• May - October, Sunday Antique Show in Depot Square, Peterborough, NH; Map to Depot Square* No scheduled sales at our workshop, but you can call to make an appointment. Map to workshop.
• April 16, 2010, Outdoor tool sale at MJD Auction, Nashua, NH
Mike Butler — Master Carpenter
Choose Butler Restorations LLC to add beautiful storage and display cabinets to your home; repair your log home, finish your new house with the details the builder left out; or renovate an older residence. Let us design and create a custom-sized cupola to enhance your barn and display a weathervane or a window seat for your bay window.
Do you have a long list of small projects? Call us to get a "Carpenter for a Day" to fix them all. We have the skills, tools and equipment to fix almost anything - Just Ask!
25 years of experience in all phases of home construction and restoration means we can solve construction problems that leave others baffled. Many references.
Call to discuss your project or to visit our cabinet shop and see work in progress: 603-588-2637.
To see more solid redwood and copper bird feeders, click HERE.
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Browse our antique tools for sale at Go Antiques
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