Console Table in Birdseye Maple
Console Table in Birdseye Maple with Teak Details. 1978
Tag: Handmade
Coffee Table in Red Oak
Coffee Table in Red Oak with Plate Glass Top. The table is 42″x 42″ x 18″Height. 1979
Modern Ash Side Table
Modern Ash Side Table
Modern ash side table or one night stand in solid White Ash. Designed for the right-hand side of the bed. Featuring two drawers above a single door. The grain was carefully planned to fall continuously across the drawer and door faces. The table conceived in the French modernist style of the 1940’s. The top is cantilevered on a hidden steel support embedded into vertical support on the right-hand side. The design for the table was inspired by two important early 20c Architects, Pierre Chareau from France and Eileen Gray an Irish designer who spent most of her life working in France. The table dimensions are 24″width x 16″ deep x 29″ height.
Neo-Classic Entry Door
Neo-Classic Entry Door.
This beautifully crafted Neo-Classic entry door is made in solid Quarter Sawn White Oak. The doorcase is 2 3/8″ thick and fitted with six (6) raised panel assemblies on the exterior and six (6) on the interior. The double panel construction is to allow the interior and exterior of the door panel assemblies to expand and contract at different rates as the temperature varies in each environment.
The door frame is traditional mortise and tenon construction and assembled using West System Epoxy. The center section of the raised panels were resawn then booked matched to create a dynamic pattern and are surrounded by two sets of classical moldings. The door was finished using natural MinWax stain followed by a thinned down epoxy primer and top coated with Epifanes Varnish.
Japanese Low Table in Spalted and Wormy Maple
Japanese Low Table in Spalted and Wormy Maple.
Japanese Low Table in Spalted and Wormy Maple. The square center stretcher pierces the Temple Bell-shaped end panels and radiates a diamond tenon with hidden interconnections. The unusual characteristics and discoloration in the wood are caused by a combination of decay and insect damage over a period of time. The top and end panels are made of three pieces. The larger highly figured center section was selected first and the smaller outside pieces were carefully grained matched into place.
The table dimensions: Length 44″ x Width 15″ x Height 15″
The table features details taken from early Japanese Architecture. I loved the idea of the center stretcher being square and as it passed thru the end panel and transitions to a diamond on the outside of the piece. A bit Zen in concept. In tradition western furniture a trestle style table would have an exposed key to lock it in place. But in this piece, I used a blind dowel rod driven down from the top of the end panel to fasten the stretcher in place. For more information please enjoy the link from the June 2018 issue of Architectural Digested on Spalted Wood.
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/spalted-wood-trend
Apothecary Cabinets in Red Oak fitted for media use.
Apothecary Cabinets in Red Oak fitted for Media use
Custom Breakfront Cabinet in the center was handmade to match a pair of antique Apothecary cabinets from the early 19c. Originally the antique cabinets were used Pharmacy in Traverse City, Michigan. Length 24′ x 9′ in Height. The center cabinet handmade in Red Oak features four glass doors in the top section. The arched rail above the widescreen television was developed from similar but smaller rail in the far left antique cabinet. The lower section features sliding doors on custom hardware that match the vintage cases. The antique cabinets were retrofitted with Douglas Fir beadboard backs along with the new cabinet. The pair of antique cabinets before restoration is shown below.
