a 74" round walnut table, with leaves

a 74" in diameter round table with 2 leaves ... the base is similar to the last racetrack 

shaped table we made back in may ..

here's tha cad drawing with gracious seating for 8 when closed and 12 when opened ...

as usual, we started with some matched walnut from our friends at irion lumber

 

myron said it 'would be close', and he wasn't kidding ...

gold star for trevor ....

coming along

we decided that since the base didn't expand we needed to add drop down legs 

for when the table is fully extended

we used some simple folding hardware from rockler

trevor, doing the testing ..

and with the leaves ... apologies for the photos .. the finish room was JAMMED,

and time was limited, and i was tired, and excuse, excuse, excuse .. 

i hope to get a good photo from the clients once it is in place on monday ...

milton glaser

so, i came across this interview/blurb about milton glaser in a

recent issue of elle decor .. here's a link to the big online version

of the pages you see below .. though you can read the ones below 

if you enlarge them, the web thing is much better

the first page, above, is kind of an introduction if you are not 

familiar with his history or his work ..

the points highlighted with the orange lines in the pages above hit home for 

me as artistic statements .. my next stop was a visit to his excellent website ..

 excerpts are below  ..

 

don't miss the slideshow on the home page .. 

 and above are some highlights of his work ..

this is another in my series of articles on working vs. not working as you age ..so, born in 1929, 88, still working ... he is an inspiring guy ..

here's a link to another post from earlier in the year 

re: chuck close and paul simon and my artist friend, horst

 i am talking to myself, as i recently hit the big seven zero ... 

time marches on ...

ART MANCHESTER !!!

a pop up gallery for the guild of vermont furniture makers

and the mettowee valley artists/makers opens this weekend in the 

former covey & nye store directly across from the equinox hotel in manchester vermont .. 

there is a website for all the (other) participating galleries at this link. the guild gallery will be open

fridays, saturday and sunday, starting tomorrow, and through labor day weekend

click the photos to enlarge them

 a few of my pieces

  eric sprenger

 jim becker

lots to see there ... more photos and text to follow eventually .. 

a 'whitewashed' ash table for the beach house

we are about to ship this one to martha's vineyard, hopefully later this week ..

made it in time for the 4th!

it's kind of a big one, 40 x 126 and the design is based on the 

table below we made in march of 2011.

coincidentally, that one wlso went to martha's vineyard ... 

the main difference is the thinner, narrower top and the whitewash vs,

the natural ash finish on the table above.

satin finish steel base by sam in the metalshop

same finish on this ash entry way piece we made a few years back.

all done, ready to roll ...

new 'stuff for sale' page

on june 30th, the guild of vermont furnituremakers and several other artists from the metawee valley

will be opening a temporary gallery in the former covey & nye store across from the equinox hotel.  it's a beautiful space, and we'll be open friday, saturday and sunday through september 9th.
this 'pop up gallery' is sponsored by the southern vermont arts center, and will be promoted
by stratton magazine.  there will be lots to see, and while i will have a number of items'there, i have will have other items for sale, both in my shop in dorset,
and in another local art gallery, helmholz fine art about a mile away.

the slab at the top of this post is a piece of claro wlanut, about 36" wide at the 'hump' and
about 80" long ... the blue tape is at 60" ... can be trimmed to be more 'regular' ...
desk, small dining table, coffee table, headboard?  your choice ..

below is just a partial listing of other items ... stop in at either of the galleries, or call to visit my studio at 802-867-5541 most times, or
    802-867-0139 on nights and weekends ..
call or email for prices, and click the photos to enlarge them ...

this photo shows both sides of a pair of 12' live edge walnut boards

they are aboout 1.25" thick in the rough and can be cut to make a great

dining table, desk top, headboard, or coffee table .. 

your choice determines the price

this stunning piece of claro walnut is about 36" wide by 42" long .. 

it could be trimmed to suit, or finished as is into a coffee table or

center table .. temporary, mockup up base in the photo above.

this one will probably make it into the art manchester gallery, 

but maybe not in time for the opening ..

we've got several slabs of mildly spalted maple available for coffee

tables or to be glued up into desk or kitchen island tops.

for kiln dried live edge slabs with a little character, these are reasonably priced ..

they are finished in the photo with just a wash coat of shellac for color 

and will be more dramatic with a final sanding and finishing ..

 i also have this random piece of verde antique marble ... needs a little edge work, or can

be cut to suit first for whatever you need .. right now it is 20 x 66 x 1.125 thick ..

sweet little crotch walnut coffee table about 32 x 44 with four

'compass point' brass inlays .. nice grain, with a reclaimed chestnut base.

and then there is this 'david smith inspired' coffee table. 

view through the base

david smith sculptures at the clark art center blog post

these two planks of red oak, along with a few walnut or cherry

butterflies will make a dramatic small dining table, 

any width up to 45" by any length up to 75" 

 

these two pieces are available at helmholz fine art in manchester.

the table above is /- 34-37 wide by 90 long

 close up of one end here

 and this claro walnut desk is there too ..

 +/- 44 x 70

this piece of reclaimed chestnut and steel was available until it sold at open studio.

it is now it is in its new home, under the bear painting .. couldn't have made it a better size 

even if i had know where it was going ...

more to come soon ...

testimonials

 

i got a nice email from our recent pool table client the other day and it made me think of the other wonderful comments i often get from our clients, some of whom we have met, and some, like the one from england, obviously we haven't.  it's always nice to hear a kind word after you ship something out into the great unknown.  letters and notes like these keep us going ... 

click the photos to enlarge them.

the big ash table

note above for the reclaimed chestnut console table 

and the table walnut dining table in this blog post

a claro walnut slab desk

a couple tables to north carolina

a claro walnut table to florida  i liked this one ... 'It's better than i imagined' !!

a mahogany table to california  .. scroll down through this post

a cherry table to wisconsin

the steering wheel restoration

chairs and a table to boston  this is the client, but i couldn't find the most recent stuff ... it's probably in one of those 'more news from the metal shop' type posts.

 a walnut slab table to london  scroll down about half way

more testimonials from our website here