The maker
Old-world craft,
built on this coast.
Old Craft Carpentry is a one-craftsman shop led by Red Seal certified carpenter Joshua Jakabosky — raising timber frames and building by hand on Quadra Island, BC.
The maker
Old Craft Carpentry is a one-craftsman shop led by Red Seal certified carpenter Joshua Jakabosky — raising timber frames and building by hand on Quadra Island, BC.
The story
Old Craft was founded on a simple idea: that the way things used to be built — by hand, with real joinery and genuine pride — is still the best way to build them.
Joshua Jakabosky earned his Red Seal certification, the national standard of the trade, and has built his work around traditional timber framing. Where modern construction hides its connections behind steel and screws, timber framing puts the craftsmanship on display: posts, beams and braces fitted with mortise-and-tenon joints and pinned with wooden pegs.
It's slower. It's harder. And it lasts for generations — which is exactly the point.
Pegged by hand
"Pride in the joint you'll never see — that's the whole craft."
The place
Quadra Island sits off the east coast of Vancouver Island — forest, rock and saltwater. It's a place that asks a lot of the things people build, and rewards work that's done properly.
Old Craft builds for this landscape: timber frames that stand up to coastal weather, cedar decks and beach-access stairs that meet the shoreline, greenhouses and tiny homes tucked into the trees. Local, hands-on, and accountable to the neighbours we build for.
Serving Quadra Island and the surrounding coastal communities.
Quadra Island, BC
What you can count on
Traditional joinery and finish work done to a standard, not a deadline.
Straight answers, clear pricing, and quality work at a fair cost.
Josh personally builds your project, start to finish — not a rotating crew.
Structures meant to outlive us — and a builder who stands behind them.
Let's build something lasting
Tell Josh about your project and let's see what we can build together.
