Sometimes the knots are the best part
Throughout his career, James has often selected wood deemed "imperfect" for commercial use - wood with inconsistent coloring, knobby edges, and knots. Wood with character. This piece was one such find - a beautiful plane of pine whose irregular edges and large knots provided the opportunity to create a table with a unique silhouette, and inlaid rounds of cherry wood. The design was inspired by a particularly stunning sunrise over the hazy horizon of Lake Superior.
If a tree falls in the woods...
Colleen, an entrepreneur in San Francisco, was homesick for her native Minnesota. When an old oak tree fell near her childhood home, it was the perfect opportunity to bring a piece of her old life into her new one. See below for the journey a Minnesotan oak took to become a permanent part of Colleen's home.
After planing the fallen tree, the table begins
The legs and tabletop were made from a single plane of the tree
Inlaid accents add contrast to the organic lines of the tabletop's edges
After many rounds of sanding and finishing, a beautiful piece of oak emerges
Using traditional techniques and precise geometry, the table is assembled with joins that will last a lifetime
A bit of Minnesota in its new West Coast home
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