Oak and Manzanita Table
This table is one of my favorites. The top is made from a Valley Oak that was harvested by arborist Charlie up in the town of Murphy’s in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Like all my wood sources, Charlie runs a sustainable business and harvests only dead trees or trees that have grown too large for their surroundings.
A unique feature of this table is the trio of Manzanita branches that provide a free-form element to the linear structure of the table. When I first came across this Oak slab, I thought it was too narrow, so I ignored it. But I kept coming back to it because of its striking grain and color. I eventually bought it, not knowing what I was going to do with it, so it sat in the corner of my shop for nearly a year. Then one day I was driving to Yosemite and noticed all the beautiful, gnarled Manzanita growing alongside the road. That’s when I had an epiphany of what to make with the slab. The next day, armed with a pruning saw, I drove up to a friend’s ranch in the foothills and found the perfect branches for this table.
The base for this table is made from Hard Rock Maple and Sapele Mahogany. The table measures 87 inches long, 10 inches wide and 28 inches high. Traditional joinery is used throughout. If you prefer, I can make a similar table but with a wider top. That way you will have more room to display your artifacts and photographs.
This table is one of my favorites. The top is made from a Valley Oak that was harvested by arborist Charlie up in the town of Murphy’s in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Like all my wood sources, Charlie runs a sustainable business and harvests only dead trees or trees that have grown too large for their surroundings.
A unique feature of this table is the trio of Manzanita branches that provide a free-form element to the linear structure of the table. When I first came across this Oak slab, I thought it was too narrow, so I ignored it. But I kept coming back to it because of its striking grain and color. I eventually bought it, not knowing what I was going to do with it, so it sat in the corner of my shop for nearly a year. Then one day I was driving to Yosemite and noticed all the beautiful, gnarled Manzanita growing alongside the road. That’s when I had an epiphany of what to make with the slab. The next day, armed with a pruning saw, I drove up to a friend’s ranch in the foothills and found the perfect branches for this table.
The base for this table is made from Hard Rock Maple and Sapele Mahogany. The table measures 87 inches long, 10 inches wide and 28 inches high. Traditional joinery is used throughout. If you prefer, I can make a similar table but with a wider top. That way you will have more room to display your artifacts and photographs.
This table is one of my favorites. The top is made from a Valley Oak that was harvested by arborist Charlie up in the town of Murphy’s in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Like all my wood sources, Charlie runs a sustainable business and harvests only dead trees or trees that have grown too large for their surroundings.
A unique feature of this table is the trio of Manzanita branches that provide a free-form element to the linear structure of the table. When I first came across this Oak slab, I thought it was too narrow, so I ignored it. But I kept coming back to it because of its striking grain and color. I eventually bought it, not knowing what I was going to do with it, so it sat in the corner of my shop for nearly a year. Then one day I was driving to Yosemite and noticed all the beautiful, gnarled Manzanita growing alongside the road. That’s when I had an epiphany of what to make with the slab. The next day, armed with a pruning saw, I drove up to a friend’s ranch in the foothills and found the perfect branches for this table.
The base for this table is made from Hard Rock Maple and Sapele Mahogany. The table measures 87 inches long, 10 inches wide and 28 inches high. Traditional joinery is used throughout. If you prefer, I can make a similar table but with a wider top. That way you will have more room to display your artifacts and photographs.