Notes From the Studio — wood

Here's a quick glimpse at the making of a new version of our California Series of tables made from sun tanned poplar. This version is 7ft long and has plenty of room for most home or small office needs.

Here goes...

Glue it up...

Mark it out...

Cut it out...

Then ReCut it out cause you got so into it that you forgot to notice that the west coast was...

This week I had the pleasure of cranking out another custom farm table for the über creative, Found Vintage Rentals. The wood was carefully selected from the dwindling stockpile of our pal Jim, the west coast's king of salvaged lumber. He has a 30 year collection of old growth wood from demolished houses. Now I get to turn it into sweet stuff like this...

I was asked to build some ramps for the R I D E exhibition at Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana, CA. The curator happened to be my cousin, the very talented and visionary Elle Seven. She had a very clear idea that this wouldn't be you're average cheese and wine art opening. She wanted some drama and excitement to go with the work, so why not let people 'ride' inside the gallery. Yes there were some obvious safety issues to consider, but danger always = fun right?

The following pics are technically 2 weeks worth of work. Lots of cool stuff for the forthcoming creative epicenter, "The Vault" in Orange, CA. I'm not the best at blogging and building at the same time, but getting better. Enjoy...

Employing the secret arts of 'bend' all over the place here.