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Giant coffee table, final assembly. The top is in four pieces to make it manageable for veneering and finishing. This radial veneer panel adds some interest to what would otherwise be a big black slab. . #woodworking #furniture #finefurniture #contem
This little table normally has an opaque solid-surface top, but I was recently asked to do it in glass. I think it works -- it's nice to get a full view of the interlocking legs. I appreciate having clients who push me to experiment! As shown: 16&qu
On the way to LA: a pair of Saddle stools in white oak and Danish cord. My hands are sore from weaving but I do love this combination. . . #woodworking #furniture #finefurniture #contemporaryfurniture #contemporarydesign #furnituredesign #design #fur
Diamonds are...forever? Getting started on a big big big 66" square coffee table that will have a 4-section top with the panels veneered on the bias. It's all going to be black but the grain of this quartered ash will still show through. . . #wo
Wrapping up a small Pentagon sideboard this week: white oak sliding doors in a lacquered ash case, with a pop of blue inside. 60"L x 18"D x 36"H. . . #woodworking #furniture #finefurniture #contemporaryfurniture #contemporarydesign #fu
My last haul of Parliament copper is almost gone! Leaving this week is a 36" round mirror with a frame clad in copper and bound in a hoop of black lacquered ash. The inner rim is the same copper, but polished. In the background: the Corso Itali
Scratches and dents: this reclaimed copper wasn't gingerly taken off the Parliament buildings by white-gloved archivists, it was torn off by roofers and dumped in a bin. I cut around the worst of the damage but what's left is far from pristine! I als
Another big Parliament cabinet done! This was commissioned for a residence in Latin America that is in the Spanish Revival style, so big semi-circular arches are a prominent feature. The arches got me thinking of a cabinet I did last year that had a
Pentagonal tiling + Parliament copper: it was bound to happen eventually... Working on a little sliding-door cabinet, one door featuring this pattern. (Type 8 pentagons for those playing along at home.) . . #woodworking #furniture #finefurniture #con
Fresh out of the oven: a pair of Saddle stools in blackened oak, Danish cord, and brass. . . #woodworking #furniture #finefurniture #contemporaryfurniture #contemporarydesign #furnituredesign #furnituremaker #designermaker #madeincanada #madetoorder
Ready to go: four Gladstone counter stools in blackened oak and Danish cord, plus brass on the foot rails. Heading off to Austin TX. . . . #woodworking #furniture #finefurniture #contemporaryfurniture #contemporarydesign #furnituredesign #design #fur