Author: Chad Womack

American Walnut Kitchen Island

 American Walnut Kitchen Island

Drawers are fitted in the side and end aprons

 American Walnut Kitchen Island

The American Walnut Kitchen Island features beautifully figured grain across the top.  This island, build for a custom kitchen is shown in a highly distressed hand rubbed oil finish as per the client’s request.  The edges of the 2″ thick Walnut planks were eased before the top was assembled to emphasize the distressing.  The table apron is fitted with (6) six red oak drawers mounted on full extension metal slides.  Corner joints on the apron are detailed with rustic raised plugs.  The table stretchers are through tenoned and fixed with wedges. Length 80″ x Width 42″ x Height 36″.  Please click on the images to enlarge.

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Zig Zag Walnut Mirror

Zig Zag Walnut Mirror

Zig Zag Walnut Mirror is crafted in solid American Walnut.

Each side of the Zig Zag Walnut Mirror is carefully cut and mitered from a single piece of wood. This allows the grain matches length of each frame member. This technique creates the Trompe-l’oeil effect in the frames wood grain. Custom sizes are available based on the index of the of the design.  The size shown is 38″ x 38″  Hand rubbed oil finish. 

Zig Zag Mirror
Layout in the workshop

Walnut & Osage Orange Coffee Table

Walnut & Osage Orange Coffee Table

Walnut & Osage Orange Coffee Table

The solid Walnut & Osage Orange Coffee table features a wide picture frame mitered top,  centered by an inset field of Osage Orange.  The top is fitted with an inset glass plate that sits flush with the frame.  The top is raised on four square blocks at each corner that rests on the large solid tapered legs. Length  59″ x Width 30″x Height 19″.

 

 

Walnut & Osage Orange Coffee Table

Neo Classic Coffee Table

Neo Classic Coffee Table

Neo Classic Coffee Table in Solid Cherry

The rectangular Neo Classic Coffee Table in solid America Cherry. The design is inspired by the 20c French Designer Andre Arbus.  Arbus was one of a number of French designers from the 1940’s who distilled 18c French furniture to a simpler less ornamental classical form.  The rectangular top rest on classical aprons that are traced along their bottom edge with a raised bead molding.  The table is raised on four saber-style legs that are traced with a hand carved raised bead molding.

 

 

Neo Classic Coffee Table