Spalted maple edge can be so cool

Customers inspect a maple conference table. The Indianapolis customer needed to seat 6 and needed a piece that would add character to the space.

Maple wall top provides a transition and a design element

Projected image and hand painted artwork

Family dining room table with bench seat

Aged log left to decay results in a spalted effect.

Small conference room table makes a great first impression

From front yard dying tree to the kitchen.  With a few steps and 4 years in between.

Natural finish - gives a lighter feel for a 15’ x 4’ x 2” thick conference table. Six 5” steel posts provide stability, as this table seats 14-16 persons

Celebrate the imperfections and make the resin part of the artistic flair

Quarter-sawn lumber gives a unique “textured” look

Traditional antique oak look gives a timeless look

This 4 x 8’ quarter sawn oak table will serve this office space for years. Steel base frame was left unfinished.

Clear lumber gives a clear outcome

Where do the streaks come from? The appearance is actually caused by a beetle that carries a fungus on its legs that causes the discoloration. Small holes are due to the beetle boring through the living wood.

Still under construction, Craig sizes up a sycamore slab kitchen slab for a Salida, Colorado home.

The combination of colored epoxy inlay with quilted sycamore sets off the top from a hard surface kitchen island.

This sycamore slab was custom fit for this Colorado kitchen. The look of sycamore paired well with the elder cabinetry. (background)

Table was made from a single slab and doubles as a cocktail table

22’ the live edge walnut bliss.

Seems to fit the western atmosphere at 7,000 feet

Custom cherry top on a stand up desk.

Closed end maple crotch with pigment resin fill.

This man cave bar area utilized a maple slab with resin inlay. Bow ties were added to the underside for structural support.

Figured walnut tray bottom with hammered copper handles. This project also applied clear resin with copper fines stirred in the pour.

Carved from a local fallen oak and aged 3 years in a moisture controlled environment.

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Decay left in and unfinished for a natural look

Signature walnut table with crotch walnut base, seats 14 persons

Sound absorption panels create a beautiful acoustic element. Custom maple and walnut light boxes were paired with each panel group. The panels are 50% PET.

Maple transformation for a south Denver home

This figured sycamore sitting area was integrated into a large quartz kitchen island. Steel supports were added to the underside. The highly figured “flake” sycamore, pairs well with the Box Elder cabinetry. It is worth noting that the Colorado grown Box Elder cabinets (acer negundo) and the Indiana grown Sycamore (acer pseudoplatanus) are from the same genus and are both considered maples.

Craig and Erin: Your story here…

Walnut live edge wine stand with original kerf marks from the saw blade

Organic and simple a butterfly floats in the void

This piece fits the california lifestyle

Large walnut chucks provide easy planter base materials

Cherry headboard with matching side tables and desk. Slabs came from a single log and sawn and numbered in sequence. (See ironworks for frame design)

Epoxy fill contains copper.

The keys add stability to slab. Some like the look and soft feel these add.