Free Range Cherry
Over the years, I have built many tables for even the most detail-oriented clients. This free-range cherry table started as most projects do, with simple measurements and picking the species of wood. Typically from there, we go over types of finish and smaller design elements. That’s where this project stopped being “TYPICAL”. After some back and forth over the base she told me to just build whatever I wanted. I was taken aback when she told me this! This was the opposite of being detail-oriented! The client left the design of the base to Ginger Woodworks with the trust that we would create a high-quality piece of furniture. We took our time with this project so that we could more thoroughly envision how the wood was destined to be. I truly wanted to design and create something to show what we are capable of.
The base design is inspired by George Nakashima’s furniture. It is held together completely by the strength of wood joinery, dowels, and glue. No fasteners were used in the assembly of the base. This sounds simple enough but it requires very precise techniques. How much precision is needed in woodworking? Well in my case the base is supporting a very heavy table so precision is paramount. Every joint was hand tested multiple times. The difference between good and inadequate was about the thickness of human hair. Every angle is a perfect 10 degrees to reflect the visual flow of the live edge tabletop slab.
This table was designed step-by-step in conjunction with our client who commissioned this table. This item has been sold, but if you are interested in a similar piece or have a vision of a project, don’t hesitate to contact us.
Cherry slab: 132” x 32”
Over the years, I have built many tables for even the most detail-oriented clients. This free-range cherry table started as most projects do, with simple measurements and picking the species of wood. Typically from there, we go over types of finish and smaller design elements. That’s where this project stopped being “TYPICAL”. After some back and forth over the base she told me to just build whatever I wanted. I was taken aback when she told me this! This was the opposite of being detail-oriented! The client left the design of the base to Ginger Woodworks with the trust that we would create a high-quality piece of furniture. We took our time with this project so that we could more thoroughly envision how the wood was destined to be. I truly wanted to design and create something to show what we are capable of.
The base design is inspired by George Nakashima’s furniture. It is held together completely by the strength of wood joinery, dowels, and glue. No fasteners were used in the assembly of the base. This sounds simple enough but it requires very precise techniques. How much precision is needed in woodworking? Well in my case the base is supporting a very heavy table so precision is paramount. Every joint was hand tested multiple times. The difference between good and inadequate was about the thickness of human hair. Every angle is a perfect 10 degrees to reflect the visual flow of the live edge tabletop slab.
This table was designed step-by-step in conjunction with our client who commissioned this table. This item has been sold, but if you are interested in a similar piece or have a vision of a project, don’t hesitate to contact us.
Cherry slab: 132” x 32”
Over the years, I have built many tables for even the most detail-oriented clients. This free-range cherry table started as most projects do, with simple measurements and picking the species of wood. Typically from there, we go over types of finish and smaller design elements. That’s where this project stopped being “TYPICAL”. After some back and forth over the base she told me to just build whatever I wanted. I was taken aback when she told me this! This was the opposite of being detail-oriented! The client left the design of the base to Ginger Woodworks with the trust that we would create a high-quality piece of furniture. We took our time with this project so that we could more thoroughly envision how the wood was destined to be. I truly wanted to design and create something to show what we are capable of.
The base design is inspired by George Nakashima’s furniture. It is held together completely by the strength of wood joinery, dowels, and glue. No fasteners were used in the assembly of the base. This sounds simple enough but it requires very precise techniques. How much precision is needed in woodworking? Well in my case the base is supporting a very heavy table so precision is paramount. Every joint was hand tested multiple times. The difference between good and inadequate was about the thickness of human hair. Every angle is a perfect 10 degrees to reflect the visual flow of the live edge tabletop slab.
This table was designed step-by-step in conjunction with our client who commissioned this table. This item has been sold, but if you are interested in a similar piece or have a vision of a project, don’t hesitate to contact us.
Cherry slab: 132” x 32”