a live edge coffee table

we dropped off this fine piece of claro walnut 

to a home on stratton mountain last week

a claro walnut slab from the 'specials' section of goodhope hardwoods

we cut it back to about 72" to go with the clients sectional sofa

it cleaned up very nicely and we routed the bottom for 

a steel base by sam

ready to roll

 

to see more of our lived edge work over the years

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an english walnut slab coffee table

 

this was a fun little project

it started with an english walnut slab from our other friends at goodhope hardwoods

coincidentally, we had this nice walnut base left over that we acquired when 

a client bought a coffee table in on of our galleries, and

requested that we make a metal base instead of the wood one .. 

perfect!

 as you can see from the photos above, there were a few epoxy repairs required, 

but in the end, the grain of the walnut was quite spectacular!

 

 another view of the table in its new home, with better lighting

lookin good!

coffee tables

i was working with a client recently who was looking for a spalted maple 

coffee table ... i had three pieces left from a log i bought from 

a local guy about 5 years ago.  we did a quick sand on them and

met with the client, who decided they were a little large for her ...

 i had these walnut legs from a previous table,  below,

bought by a client who had me change that table's legs to metal

 so when the current client selected another smaller slab, i finished up 

one of the three above and it is in the top two photos, ready to go ... about 23 x 64 x 16 high.

for a price on that one, please call or email 

802-379-1478, or dan@dorsetcustomfurniture.com

and these other two slabs are still available

and then, as i cruise the shop, other possibilities appear, like the one above,

one of three irregular pieces of claro walnut, drops from recent tables we have made

the one above can go as is, or be made into an oval +/- 28 x 45, maybe a little larger ..

or this one could be a round coffee or center table, maybe 32" in diameter

and then a live edge table about 48" long by 30 to 34" wide

small dining or coffee table ..

also available is this 'and now for something completely different' white oak coffee table ..

the slab had some non removeable sticker burns which i had to paint somehow to hide.  

inspired by a david smith show at the clark art museum

it's been around for a while 

and can be seen, along with the one below at the ellenbogen gallery

in manchester, vermont, next to the price chopper ...

nice grain in this one

and the one above is in my office, but i'd be willing to part with it 

in order to make something new

and last, but not least, this is a piece of very highly figured claro

that would make an interesting console table with a metal base

and the grain running the short way, which is atypical ...

i remember this slab as having really spectacular figure.

that about wraps it up for today ... call to chat about any of these ...

no reasonable offer refused ...

my apologies about the formatting in this post ..
blogger seems to have changed something and i am out of the loop

Art Manchester

 

i will be tending the Art Manchester gallery tomorrow from 11 to 5:00.

it is located in the former hickey freeman store, at the foot of center hill road, 

next to tumi, and across from ben and jerry's ..

i have a couple pieces there that have been languishing in the upstairs 

of the metal shop since last year about this time ... 

come and check them out .. the table above is my 

'homage to david smith' coffee table.  it is loosely based on his sculpture series

titled 'circles'.  painted oak slab top, painted steel base ...

no reasonable offer refused!!

artwork above by dona mara of the mettowee makers, rupert, vt/

here's another coffee table ... a single piece of crotch walnut,
about 32 x 42, reclaimed chestnut base .. 

again, i am accepting reasonable offers one this one too. 

and right across at helmholz fine art, i have this fine claro walnut dining table for sale

and a nice claro walnut desk with a drawer and a satin polished steel base 

below are more views of the art manchester gallery ..

pottery by lauren axelrod and others

ray finan's table ... chairs by

other woodworking by members of the guild of vermont furniture makers ...

                                                                      lots to see ...

and i think i did mention that it is right across the street from ben and jerry's

cool cocktail table

ok, we recently pulled off a surprise birthday present for a friend for his wife.

they live in boston and had a really big gingko tree in their yard when they
bought the house.  over time, it took sick and they called in the local 'gingko experts' who gave them strategies to keep it alive, but eventually, they lost the battle, and had to take it down.
apparently, it was one of the oldest and largest gingkos in boston ..

the tree guys cut a few 'cookies' for the owners and they

 were stacked in the garage for a few years to 'dry' ..

a month or so in the finish room where they actually 'dried'
produced a nice, interesting crack from the center out ..

we added some walnut butterflies and a walnut base
and we were good to go ..

interesting wood .. love the bark!
 'dinosaur skin' according to one viewer

and a nice note from the client below ...

a cherry and burl coffee table

update 12/31

we made this coffee table originally back in may of 2009. 

will made that one, but tyler and trevor and i made this one ... ready to ship now.

i hope to get a good studio picture sometime this weekend.

we got some nice curly cherry for it from our friends at irion lumber

we milled out the legs, and fluted and mortised them in the photo below.

above, is the structure of the lower shelf and stretchers, ready for final sanding and finishing.

test fit up on everything .. good to go ..

lots of clamps and glue blocks

here we are getting started after routing the groove for the edge inlay

gluing and taping it in place

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

and stay warm .. it's zeroish here in vermont ... 10 below this morning ..