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FEATURED SHOP: DANZO GROUP, INC.

The two remained friends through high school, and when
they were 21, they decided to make a go of cabinetry and
woodworking.
“I had a table saw and other tools in my dad’s garage, and
Brandon had a truck with tools, and we just started a business,”
Danielsen says.
The business grew slowly and organically. “We spent a couple
of years working out of the garage, doing small jobs and a
friend gave us a kitchen to do, which was one of our bigger jobs,”
he recalls.

Then the Palisades job catapulted them to the next level.
From their 3,000-square-foot home base in Baldwin Park,
about 20 miles from Los Angeles, they have made a name for
themselves within the custom cabinet industry as quality,
reliable general contractors. Danielsen received his general
contractor’s license at the age of 22, the youngest possible age
allowed by the Contractors State License Board.
They began their company under the name “PhatC,” and
eventually grew out of that name and into “Danzo Group”
in 2016; their focus (and a motto, of sorts) has always been
“Custom quality craftsmanship.”

They specialize in high-end custom work and will “take on
anything,” Danielsen says.

And he means it: Danzo Group is now being sought after for jobs
outside of woodworking and was recently contracted for a job
building a 10x14 walk-up bar cladded with gold-plated metal.

“It’s a big challenge for us,” Danielsen says. “A lot of people
would turn down this job, but we have the proper machinery
and creative drive to complete a complex project like this.
“If you can dream it up, we’ll tackle it,” he says, then adds,
“within reason.”
While the Danzo Group team loves interesting challenges,
most of its work involves high-end kitchens.
“Our bread and butter is straight custom work,” Danielsen says.
“If you want an IKEA kitchen, then we’re not going to get the
job. We use the best materials available out there and whatever
a client can envision, we’ll make it happen. We work a lot in
Pasadena, which is a more traditional area, so that involves a
lot of custom woodwork, but I do suggest alternative modern
materials that have recently become more popular.”
But Danielsen says it’s not the quality of the material they use
that sets them apart with clients.
“A $70 sheet of plywood compared to a $50 sheet or even

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