Furniture Photographs
I build furniture on the weekends and holidays as a way to express my creativity while engaging in my desire to work with technology and tools. I design my furniture on a CAD programs and love buying and maintaining woodworking machinery. I have always been drawn to furniture that is simple in form and without too many decorative embellishments. Shaker and Arts & Crafts furniture were natural inspirations for me because of their simplicity, profound desire for quality in construction, and use of advanced joinery. Both periods of furniture design focused on the beauty of the species of wood used with little if no additional decorative embellishments.
My work stresses key principles of fine craftmanship that highlight the materials while allowing for natural wood movements. These include: mortice and tenon, rabbit joints, and floating panels. I use simple finishes of boiled linseed oil or wiped on oil based varnished to highlight the grain and construction method.
My work stresses key principles of fine craftmanship that highlight the materials while allowing for natural wood movements. These include: mortice and tenon, rabbit joints, and floating panels. I use simple finishes of boiled linseed oil or wiped on oil based varnished to highlight the grain and construction method.
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Arts and Crafts inspired cherry armoire -
Armoire detail - beveled top, raised flat panel door and sides -
Cherry Arts and Crafts inspired armoire carcass -
Cherry Arts and Crafts inspired armoire under construction -
Mahogany and Birds Eye Maple console table -
Mahogany and Birds Eye Maple console table -
Birds Eye banding around Mahogany legs -
Solid cherry shaker drop leaf table -
Shaker solid cherry drop leaf tabl -
Rule joint between leaves on Shaker cherry drop leaf table -
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Cherry Shaker inspired Bowfront Glove table -
Hand pegged morticed legs on cherry Bowfront Glove table -
Closet with custom baseboard and door casing molding -
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Mahogany bar unit with glass shelves, mirrored back and fridge -
Bar unit crown molding detail - fluted stiles and rosettes -
Oak speaker stand with finger joints
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