Leather Safari Chair
This chair is crafted from Sapile and water buffalo hide leather. The frame of this chair is loose tapered mortises, which allows the chair to not only be easily assembled and disassembled, but it also allows the chair to sit flat on nearly any surface. Perfect for camping, reading a book in the park, or watching any sporting events. It will also break down and pack up into a bag for easy transport. (Bag made and sold separately). The leather is all hand stitched containing over 3000 stitches, reinforced with copper rivets at the stress points. Water buffalo hide is supple yet strong and durable, allowing this chair to last for many years of relaxing or adventuring, Measurements at 26 inches square by 31 inches tall at the top of the back. With a seat height of 16 inches.
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Hello,
My name is John Kunstman, I build custom heirloom furniture and other wooden pieces. I am a full time firefighter / paramedic for my day job, and build custom furniture as a hobby. This allows me to spend extra attention to details that make the piece perfect.
In my shop hand tools are used to build my furniture pieces. Yes, i do have electricity, how ever its main use is for lights and a radio. And an occasional saw or other tool.
I bring 30 plus years of experience, which started working with my father since i was old enough to get in the way.
I hope to build your next heirloom piece that you will be proud to pass on to your family to enjoy.
Thank you
- KW
Kathy Webb
For cutting board5.0John did a wonderful job with the cutting board. He was very informative and professional. It got to my house in the timeframe he promised. I would not hesitate to recommend him..
- GD
Gabrielle Domb
For reading chair5.0John did a wonderful job with this chair. He put in an incredible amount of work and went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect. It is really beautiful!
- DK
Denise Kay
For Denise's Easel TB Stand5.0I wish there was an opportunity to share the picture of the final product that John created based on our original idea. It is perfect and we love it. John was great. From the questions he asked to clarify what we wants as we discussed the project, to sending pictures and updates of his progress on the project to final delivery, John was professional, knowledgeable and truly interested in producing exactly what we wanted. When his delivery man fell through, he personally drove the 10 hours to deliver our media stand and set it up. You can trust this craftsman. You won't be disappointed.
BCbachman clem
For bachman's short teak footstool4.8This stool turned out really beautiful and we are very happy with our first experience with John & CustomMade. We would definitely consider him for any future custom furniture projects.
- AH
Anne Holland
For Sofa table Project4.8Oh My Gosh! Working from a small photo, he recreated a $7000 table, only in much nicer wood. And for much less money. Plus he tweaked the design to work with my specs. The legs in particular are gorgeously carved. And the wood is finished to a rich gloss. This is really great wood too -the table is far heavier than most tables sold in stores. I am delighted with my table. Thank you!
- AH
Anne Holland
For Anne's trestle table4.7This is truly an heirloom piece. The wood is very high quality, the table weighs about 150 lbs! It's gracious yet hand hewn. My friends and neighbors love it as well. And I adore the color! I do wish that he had made the legs detachable so it was easier to get in the house -we had to unscrew doors in the end. But his high quality workmanship is outstanding. I would work with this maker again.
- WP
Wendy Pereira-Murphy
For The Limbert Smokers' Stool4.3John is a very conscientious craftsman with a high sense of integrity and a definite love of his work. The shipping mark is not a reflection on him, but on UPS's handling of the delivery of my stool. Once it left the local UPS store in the Nashville area, the handlers basically mashed it. Even though the shipping mishap was not his doing, John is bending over backwards in order to make sure that everything is made right. I recommend working with him.
- EL
Ever labrada
For Custom mold board5.0John is very professional, affordable and knowledgable! My project was done in a few days! So happy
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