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Table Xiii

$800

The white oak beams I salvaged to make this tabletop are from a 1750s farmhouse in Massachusetts which, like most of the buildings of that era, was of post-and-beam construction. The three pieces were once floor joists, each with a tenon cut on both ends to fit precisely into a corresponding mortise in the house beams. Since everything was hand-cut, the craftsmen would label each joist to locate it precisely in a corresponding mortise. One of the beams still clearly shows the "XIII" a colonial carpenter chiseled into it, and I couldn't help but feature that in this table. 7' long, 26" wide, 1 1/2" thick top, finished with clear shellac. Sitting 30" high, atop blackened steel legs.

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David Wunderink

David Wunderink

Riftsawn Carpentry

Grand Rapids, MI
Member since: 2014
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Furniture, woodturnings, installations, and reproductions. Made in Grand Rapids with solid wood and love.

I came to furniture and woodworking the long way through general construction, spending many years rehabbing urban rowhomes on the staff of Sandtown Habitat for Humanity in Baltimore, where I was forced to think abstractly and learned to love solving problems and working within restricted budgets.

This translates well to the work I do now, where the projects I love taking on the most involve critical thinking, imagination, and the challenge (and joy) of finding just the right solution to a tricky situation. The projects I love best involve elements I've never done before, which both make me a better carpenter and produce my most creative works.

I try my best to use sustainably harvested and local lumber, or reclaim lumber from barns, houses, and factories around me. I use solid hardwoods, not only for their natural beauty, but because it fits best with my own woodworking philosophies of building to last generations and reflecting the natural properties and character of different wood species. I aim for simplicity and elegance in my work, employing traditional joinery when it's needed, not simply for ornament. I love what I do, and hope you do too.

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