Four, 9' x 3' 2.5" thick cypress tables with Elm Saw horse bases. 
Elm and Pepperwood Credenza
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About a year ago I heard from a friend that her pepper tree had died in her backyard and that she and her husband wanted to do something with the wood. I sent over an arborist who cut the tree into slabs, they were placed under their house to dry, and I explained that it takes about a year for every inch of thickness to dry, so we would have to wait awhile to make a table. I also told them about some experiments I’d been doing, allowing wet wood to warp and deform as it’s inherent tension would create, and using those odd elements in traditional furniture. They were all for it. The materials of this piece are Pepper Wood, Elm, Ebony and Epoxy.
Elm and Cypress Open Corner Hutch
This tiny Kitchen was short on storage and had a 112º angle that made previous shelving ineficient and awkward. This hutch fits to the back of the wall to allow for mixers and blenders below, and the three sizes of mason jars, cups and plates above.
Elm Slices
Elm Slices are thinly cut, 16' x 2' x 1/4" pieces of wood with a burlap backing that can stand against a wall, fit in the corner of a room or hang from the ceiling. They are lightweight, solid and easily affixed to any surface. Cut from wet, newly salvaged urban trees, each slice is allowed to change shape as it dries, taking a shape that woodworkers normally try to to avoid. To build the angular stuff that becomes furniture we do everything we can to make and keep wood straight and flat, but these are different.
Each tree's unique reaction to the subtleties of it's habitat, the changing directions of grain that come from forces exerted by branches, or a slope, or wind direction create varying densities and internal tensions, and have the potential unfurl a flat piece of freshly cut wood into a dynamic, warping plane that tells a story of topography, like landscapes created by geologic time that are an alternative to the map like information of a board. Ideally, these pieces show an aspect of time that goes beyond the counting of rings, and the marks and coloring of a two dimensional surface. I hope they show the third and forth dimensions of wood's honest transformation, from living thing, to record of life, when left to it's own resources and unrestricted by the weight of the lumberyard and the heat of the kiln.
Bryant St. Exterior
Floating Cypress Shelves
Cypress shelves inlaid with olive wood
Cypress Stairs and Floor
Tables and Islands for Interior Design Fair
One of my favorite clients is Interior Design Fair. These are a just a few of the pieces made for them, before they are taken to their client's home's and businesses.
Side Table for Sim Van der Ryn
Sim Van der Ryn asked me to build him a side table out of a giant piece of live edge edge cypress for his home in Inverness. We went to my woodpile where he picked out the pieces, and I built it to his specifications. It was an honor to make something for such an incredible thinker and maker.
George and Hannah's Table
I made this table for two friends and wrote the story of where the wood came from on the bottom. It is acacia and padouk.
Acacia Saw Horse Table
Cypress and Redwood Armoire
Bryoline Table
Camphor Redgum Table
Cocobolo Bathroom Cabinet
Cypress Saw Horse Table
Zero Cottage
Claro walnut and cypress end table
First Table
