Waterman Made, Vashon Island
I make finishes, objects, and the occasional situation.
A finishing studio and creative practice, a ferry ride from Seattle. Powder coat, Cerakote, creative direction, and whatever else a good idea needs to become real.
Work together
Three doors into the same practice. Pick the one that fits.
For you.
FinishingThe most direct way to work together. You bring me a part; I coat it properly. Powder or Cerakote, at posted prices, on bicycle frames, hardware, furniture, and design objects.
Go to FinishingWith you.
CollaborateYou bring something unresolved. A finish question, a weird hardware, a project still looking for its answer. I come in as a second brain, not a service menu.
Go to CollaborateFor me.
The LabSome work starts on my bench before anyone asks. Small runs, stubborn objects, a color I could not stop thinking about. If you find it interesting, it can be yours.
Go to the LabOn the practice
Most finishing work is transactional. A part shows up, a spec gets met, the part goes home. I do plenty of that, and I take it seriously.
But the work that matters most to me starts earlier, when the idea is still forming and the object has not quite decided what it wants to be. That is where 20 years of brand design stop being a separate life and start being part of the same practice.
The shop. Vashon Island, late afternoon.
A finish is not the last step. It is the first one anyone touches.