visiting some old friends

i had a call recently from some clients that i made some furniture for

in the 90s and very early 2000s.  they recently sold their original vermont ski house

and moved to dorset.  even though they've been here a few years, i hadn't made the effort 

to stop and see them.  they got a small 'ring' on their table after a recent dinner party

and i got the call to come see if i could help with that.  i am still thinking on the best 

way to handle it.  but, i rnjoyed my visiti and it was good to see some furniture

i made nearly 20 years ago look pretty much like it did when i delivered it,

back in the day.

this is a cell phone picture i took when i visited the lasgt week ...

and this is a picture from my website that i took with 

my nikon film camera when i delivered the table, chairs, 

mirror and sideboard when it was new ...

the table and chairs today

the table picture from the dining table section of my website

construction shot in the shop

and it was also nice to see this curly oak and lacewood coffee table 

with some ebony and reclaimed piano key details

and a pair of our arts and crafts cherry and burl stools 

with their original fabric .. it;s all good ...

another sideboard

this mahogany sideboard looks pretty happy 

in its new home on lake george ...

team design with the clients to accommodate their storage needs 

lots of mortises and tenons

and some interesting intersections

and all the wood came from one 21" x 13' plank of mahogany from irion lumber ..

some dovetailed drawers

and weare ready for hinges, hardware, stain and finish

this sideboard joins two other pieces we made
last year for this boathouse on lake george.

for a fascinating description of part of its renovation
here is a link to a blog post entitled
'adventures in underwater construction'

it sits completely in the lake with only a small 'causeway' connecting it ot land

we also made this custom walnut game table with a
compass rose inly