Design approval packets

See a real design packet.

A design approval packet is what a client signs before you build: the drawing, the build details in plain words, finish options side by side and one button to approve the design.

This example comes from our sample shop, Hollis & Pine Woodworks, with a sample client and a sample job.

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HOLLIS & PINE WOODWORKSLead Craftsman: Sam Hollis | (555) 014-2290
Design ApprovalWhite oak trestle table | Drawing v1
Prepared Oct 15, 2026
Your trestle dining table
Prepared for Dana Whitcomb. Please look everything over. When it's right, approve the design below and we'll start building.

The design

Shop drawing of an 84 by 40 white oak trestle dining table with front, end and top views and build notes

What we're building

Size84" L x 40" W x 30" H
WoodWhite oak
Top1 3/4" thick, 7 boards, 3 1/2" breadboard ends
BaseOne trestle post each end, on a 2 x 4 x 28 foot
Stretcher1 3/4" x 5", through tenons 3/4" proud
ClearanceStretcher 9 1/2" off the floor

Finish options (preliminary)

Walnut stain color sample
Option A: Walnut stain
General Finishes water-based stain on white oak, satin topcoat
Maker's photo
Cornsilk oil color sample
Option B: Cornsilk oil
Rubio Monocoat Oil Plus 2C on white oak, natural matte
Maker's photo
Colors shown here are preliminary. Screens and photos never match real wood exactly. You'll see real samples on your table's white oak at your Finish Review, and that's where you approve the final color and sheen.

Design approval

By signing, you approve the design and build details above: size, wood, construction and hardware. You are not approving a finish color yet; that happens at your Finish Review.

Changing the wood species after design approval adds a charge, as listed in our Terms and Conditions.

Client signature
Date
Or reply with any changes and we'll send a new version.
Hollis & Pine Woodworks | Sample shop

Example only. Hollis & Pine Woodworks is Square Away's sample shop, and the client, phone number and job are made up. The approve button works on a real packet, not on this page.

Send your first packet on the setup call.

Bring a drawing from a job you're quoting. We'll build the packet together and send it to your own phone so you see what the client sees.

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