In my shop i have a half of a wall dedicated to those cut off pieces that are just too big to throw into the fires. It’s not a bad thing, custom handles and hardware have come from it, even decorative boxes for gifts to friends and family. Occasionally there is beautiful piece of lumber that has issues most craftsmen and hobbyists look past that I just can’t let be. Which is the case here where there were knots and checking abundant through the figured cherry board. A board mind you that was 14″ wide and 12′ long that just screamed my name. Some of the pieces went into a variety of decorative boxes last holiday, the rest just lie throughout the shop bins until that day I knew why I bought it.
But alas I just couldn’t do art for art’s sake, I had to make it function so there was a shelf that just appeared on it, all the while tapping my inner love for all things Shoji I added a very simple kumiko (lattice).
This is not for sale as it current adorns my dinning room wall. Watch the Online store for items, like this one, from the scrap bin soon.
A lot has changed over the past year since permanently leaving the technology arena that had been my home for the better part of 15-years. Upon watching my last dot-com go down, I went full steam ahead providing furniture to a variety of clientele. Busy would be a good word for it. I have been working hard to squeeze in time every morning, over my coffee, to work on the new site and branding for this venture. The dedication has begun to bear fruit as I introduce the new site and slowly introduce my mission and work.
