12/22/2025
“The furniture represents the personality of the maker”.
I guess that means I don’t like throwing anything away and that I depend on my tribe. The wood shop has been cluttered for years with corners of tables that we cut off when making round tables. I’ll admit that I’ve never really had an idea of a special (not custom) piece that wasn’t inspired in some way by another piece that I saw. But after turning “scrap” corners into a base for this coffee table, I believe I finally have. I googled the photo and couldn’t find another base like this one.
This base went on a coffee table that had a thick White Oak slab from one of the historic homes in Old Coverdale. My good friend Robert Dowd, at CMT Tree Service brought me the log, and another good friend, Jimmy Albright, who owns a large mill, sawed the logs into slabs. Then another good friend, Rod Billett, tuned the CNC and told it to flatten the slab.
Blessed is an understatement! We love what we do! If you have a unique vision for a custom piece of furniture that will define your home, let’s work together to make it happen!
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