About Shield Timber Co.
We didn't start this business because we saw a market gap. We started it because we kept running into the same problem — we'd picture exactly what we wanted, and it simply didn't exist around here. So we built it ourselves. We've been doing that our whole lives.
Forty acres.
Every stage
in house.
Shield Timber Co. runs out of 40 acres of Northern Ontario bush outside Espanola. We mill our own lumber on site, run a dedicated laser and fabrication shop, and handle every stage of production ourselves — from the tree to the finished piece.
There's no warehouse. No outsourced production. No middleman between your brief and the finished product. What we build here stays here until it's ready.
Full production
pipeline.
No gaps.
We run a precision dual-diode laser on a large format bed for production engraving, signage, and custom fabrication work. Alongside it, a high-speed galvo laser handles rapid bulk engraving across metal, leather, slate, and more — the kind of turnaround that makes corporate gifting and live event work actually viable.
Combined with the sawmill, the epoxy studio, and the woodworking shop, we control the full production pipeline in house. That's not a selling point — it's just how we work.
Five people.
Every project.
- Johnathan Design, laser operation, and client work. The first call and the last quality check.
- Erik Milling and carpentry. The reason raw logs become usable lumber and structural builds hold together.
- Sylvie Epoxy and finishing. Every pour mixed, tinted, and finished by hand until it's right.
- Craig Property and production. The reason the mill runs, the property functions, and the operation keeps moving.
- Emily Operations and logistics. The reason orders ship, clients are followed up with, and nothing falls through the cracks.
We're not the cheapest.
We're not always the fastest.
We are right.
For Business Clients
You get full supply chain control, local material sourcing, and a team that understands your brand needs to look right to your customers. We've produced work precise enough to satisfy a veterans association and distinctive enough to stop people at a trade show.
For Individuals
You get a piece built by people who live in the same landscape you do, made from material pulled from it. That's not a marketing line. It's just what we do.
No outsourcing. No middlemen. Just people who care about the work.
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