Here is a Florida Mahogany coffee table with lower shelf and steel base. This one had a 1 1/2" thick top and 7/8" thick shelf. Top measured 60" X 35" X 18" tall also with a smaller under shelf of matching mahogany. I made a matching end table as well (see pics). When I build a custom table like this I will choose a large log to mill. I will start out slicing 1" slabs till I get close to the center and widest point of the log. Then I will start cutting 2" slabs. Finishing the log off by cutting more 1" slabs will give me enough slabs to do multiple items that will all match in color, grains and spalting. No two tables will be alike … Want it bigger? Want different woods…? Let me quote a custom table for you… I make Exotic wood slab and live edge items right here in South Florida from native trees we have harvested and aged for years. Available exotic woods are Florida Live Oak, Cuban Mahogany, Ipe, Albizia, Tamarind, Rosewood, Lysiloma, Florida Cherry, Carrotwood, Tropical Almond and many more. E-Mail for wood sample pic's. Custom pieces can be commissioned and built to your specifications, sizes and colors. You can choose the type of exotic woods and the finishes. You can even pick out the exact slabs we use to produce your piece at the sawmill during the milling process. Dining room tables, side bars, benches, coffee tables, chairs, bookshelf units, wall units, wall mounted shelves, custom made picture frames, kitchen & bath countertops can all be custom built for you out of exotic woods. One-of-a-kind pieces of wood art with or without live edges is our specialty. If you can imagine it . . .we can build it. Thx. Dave Sutton
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My name is Dave Sutton.
Retiring after fifteen years of being a professional flats guide here in South Florida due to the 2009 recession and the gulf oil spill.
I then worked at home for Hotel Vanities International and have a small, but very well equipped wood shop in the back yard.
I have now moved to the mountains of Murphy, North Carolina and am in the process of building my retirement home and new workshop.
For almost 40 years I have given my very best effort to create heirloom quality pieces for every one of my customers that will last a lifetime.
Almost 4 decades of wood crafting has taught me one thing. If I want it done just right…
I have to do it myself.
If I don't like it, you won't see it. It's that simple.
I am the designer, craftsman and woodworker,
I pick the log and the slabs, I do the shaping and all the sanding. All of the assembly and fitting ??? Yup…all me.
I also do the hand rubbed finishes myself as well.
I learned my trade growing up in Rhode Island building handmade strip-wood canoes, hand made cabinets, slab furniture and working in various shipyards on the coast of Maine till I moved to Florida in 1990.
Finding all of the exotic woods available to me here was amazing. I was like a little kid in a candy store.
I now have built and moved into my retirement cabin in Murphy, NC and have just finished my new workshop. I love the mountains and the people here …
Melissa Picco
For Melissa's 3 legs (for use with existing coffee table)Dave was very easy to work with, especially considering that I needed a lot of advice and suggestions on what would work for what I needed. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. The table legs he created were perfect for my table. Highly recommended!
Lindsay Smith
For Lindsay's CaneDave was wonderful to work with and is a very talented craftsman! The canes I ordered from him are beautiful works of art and I am very happy with him! Looking forward to ordering more from him in the future. Thanks Dave!
David Luft
For David's Walking StickI am very pleased with Dave Sutton. He produced exactly what I wanted, and had the expertise to guide the things I didn't know, so I got what I wanted.
Both Dave and CustomMade answered my questions, and helped me get everything done in a timely manner.
Dan Berube
For Heavy Duty Walking Cane/ Walking Stick - Black Walnut (American)Dave was very easy to work with, and I am very pleased with the final project.
Timothy Tudor
For Custom Dining TableMr. Sutton Finished our live edge Bischofia table and bench in a timely manner, despite an incoming hurricane! We also lived within a few hours and he brought the item right to our door and educated us on caring for the table-which will likely last a lifetime. Too bad he doesn't do chairs! Thanks again, this was our first experience using Custommade, and it was a good one!
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