A digital fabrication shop located north of Denver, known for building decorations for local restaurants and furniture parts for camper trailers, has shut down and filed for bankruptcy. Twig Custom Builders, which also operated under the name Custom Cabinets by Twig, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy at the end of September. The company carried $4.3 million in debt, with most of it owed to its owners.
Jim Oberlander, one of the two equal owners of Twig, described the company’s focus in a 2018 video: “Here at Twig, we specialize in solutions for alternative housing. We do a lot of work with tiny homes, van conversions, teardrop trailers, camper trailers, and similar projects.” Twig carved out a niche producing ready-to-assemble cabinets, staircases, and other parts tailored for alternative housing, helping van-life enthusiasts and amateur builders save time.
“We’re a parts cutter. We make parts, ready-packed, for DIY builders,” Oberlander said in the video. Twig’s social media pages also show that the company created a metal decoration resembling a thrown fishing net that hangs from the ceiling of ChoLon, a downtown Denver restaurant.
Oberlander added in 2018, “Literally, if we can draw it, we can cut it. We had a very specific niche that we were intending to service and… we blew that niche wide open. We now have folks from a variety of different industries coming to us to cut their parts.”
Though Oberlander is listed as Twig’s manager, he now resides in Nebraska and did not respond to interview requests. Co-owner Philip Maynard, who lives in Erie, also declined to comment. Oberlander, his wife, and Maynard collectively hold $3.1 million of Twig’s debt.
According to the bankruptcy filings, other creditors include the U.S. Small Business Administration, owed $475,000; the Internal Revenue Service, owed $100,000; and Twig’s former landlord at 6535 Franklin Street, owed $236,000.
Twig reported gross revenues of $1 million in 2023 and $740,000 in 2024 but lists no revenue for 2025. The company has not paid wages since February. Its only remaining assets are approximately $15,000 in equipment, indicating that debt holders will likely receive little or no repayment.
Twig’s bankruptcy proceedings are being handled by attorney Andrew Johnson of Onsager Fletcher Johnson Palmer in Denver.
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