Here are a couple of furniture makers who do quality work with an eye to local/sustainable. David Fay is in the San Francisco Bay Area www.davidfay.com. Eric Manigian works in Brooklyn www.ericmanigian.com.
Bruce Johnson is a sculptor who works with unimaginably large and ancient pieces of redwood… www.formandenergy.com.
Len Brackett is a long time designer and builder of Traditional Japanese houses… www.eastwindinc.com.
Michael Hollihn (michaelhollihn.blogspot.com), and John Buday (www.cascade-crest.com) are timber framers in the Pacific Northwest.
Jay Van Arsdale has been doing Japanese style woodworking in the Bay Area since the early 80’s… www.daikudojo.org.
Blake Gilmore is a fabulous general contractor in Oakland, CA… www.blakegilmoregc.com.
Most of the tools I use come from Hida Tools and Hardware, and everything they sell is of excellent quality… www.hidatool.com.
Julian Hodges builds gates in the Berkeley/Oakland area… www.julianhodges.com.