Moran Woodworked Furniture Tables

Detailed measurements: 132" (11') long 44" wide 30" high tabletop is expected to be about 7/8" thick Each base pillar is 14" wide Along the floor, the base is 32" wide Each brass foo...

One of a kind. A river of molten gold flowing along the base of a canyon of irregular and undulating Walnut cliffs. With its live edges turned inwards, this single, wide bookmatch of...

Scaled to function as either a side table or petite coffee table, this sustainably sourced redwood root and walnut piece celebrates the beauty of decades of growth documented, written into the wood’s grain, through whorls, flecking, tiny knot eyes and voids, like a topographical map. With a veritable firework display of interwoven grain pattern, color and organic lines, the qualities of this small slab of live edged redwood are framed as cleanly and elegantly as possible to allow the top to remain an essential focal point. Two squared edges have been introduced into the riot of movement of the root structure, offering some juxtaposition to the beautiful, naturally lobed shape. We’ve hand-turned, stepped and finely tapered four ’crayon' legs in sustainable, salvaged Hudson Valley walnut, whose dark hue sets off the warm russets of the redwood. The giant redwoods were decimated by decades of intense logging and development until finally national protection intervened. Since unlike the rest of the wood we work with, we aren’t personally present for the stump to slab transition for the redwood we use, finding an ethical, sustainable Californian company who would mange and be sensitive to the intricacy of Redwood burl removal, from long-dead stumps out of hundred year old logging operations on private, never public, land, was essential. And having found those individuals, we feel privileged to be able to use redwood sparingly in the context of our work. A piece like this can be customized to fit your space. Most of the pieces we create at Moran Woodworked Furniture...

Detailed measurements: 132" (11') long 44" wide 30" high tabletop is expected to be about 7/8" thick Each base pillar is 14" wide Along the floor, the base is 32" wide Each brass foo...

One of a kind. A river of molten gold flowing along the base of a canyon of irregular and undulating Walnut cliffs. With its live edges turned inwards, this single, wide bookmatch of Walnut generates a window of negative space filled with brass inlay. Whorls of mirrored grain from deepest, darkest heartwood to palest cream sapwood capture the beauty which underlies the growth history of a single tree, the doubling, bookmatching of these patterns, as in an inkblot test, generates near-symmetrical apparitions. Six handcut and hand-set Walnut butterflies support the tabletop asymmetrically The modified trestle base has handcut wedged through tenon joints connecting a high center bar set up against the underside of the tabletop, which removes its possible interference with knees or chairs. Single board pillars support a sharply geometric base design with long, solid hand-set brass bar 'feet' pinned traditionally with handmade brass pins. The table very comfortably fits 8 chairs, but can accommodate additional place settings depending on the size of the selected chairs. Underlying the selection of materials is the juxtaposition between the dark wood and the bright brass, which is un-lacquered to patina over time but, upon request, can be clear coated for permanent brightness. In a glade of ferns, the Walnut tree which provided the striking bookmatch at the center of this table grew just a few miles away from our Hudson Valley workshop; through what is generally termed 'urban salvage', or perhaps 'countryside salvage' in our case, we kept this tree from a fire-wood fate. Detailed measurements: 109" (9'1") long 37 3/4" wide 29 3/4" high tabletop is 1 1/8" thick Each base pillar is 13 1/2" wide Along the floor, the base is 31 1/2" wide Each brass foot is 1 1/2" by 1/2" bar Between the two pillars is 78" long There is a 16" overhang on each end There is a 12" overhang on each long side The crevice of brass is about 1" at its widest point All our dining tables are one-off designs where the wood’s story and individuality are celebrated; curating the placement of book matches, mirror reflections of grain is the center piece of our work, and certainly is the case in our tables. Clarity of shape for the base meets wide expanses of matched wood on the top, setting up a compelling interweaving of design and wild, undulating grain movement. The history of each tree is written into its grain; we chose to frame and display this history in clear, streamlined compositions. A table with similar design notations and material placement can be customized for your space with unique bookmatches and a scale fit to your home or office. Please be in touch with us if you would like to discuss custom work. Most of the pieces we create at Moran Woodworked Furniture...

The circular top on this one of a kind coffee table is a single bookmatched board of South Carolina Walnut with a subtle beveled edge and a line of pale new growth sapwood down its center. The four hand-turned and tapered legs are bound with a band of bright copper, which is hand set through each leg and fixed in place traditionally with small copper pins. The un-lacquered copper will patina with age or can be polished to shine in juxtaposition to the mellow Walnut. A piece like this can be customized to fit your space. Please be in touch with us if you would like to discuss custom work. Most of the pieces we create at Moran Woodworked Furniture...

Two Sisters End Table, Edition of 8. Each Chestnut Oak case is comprised of an inch thick single board, which, with mitered corners, wraps around each piece. Every knot and whorl is carefully considered as we select the orientation of the board given the scale of the design. Hand-turned and tapered legs and drawer pull in deepest Black Walnut compliment the warmth of the Oak. Each drawer, gliding along on ball bearing slides, is built in solid Oak with an accent panel of Walnut as the drawer bottom. Use a pair along side of the bed or one next to your favorite reading chair. Quercus prinus. Perched over the Patomic, two sisters built twin houses, one in red brick and the other in white. Around them and between them was Chestnut Oak after Chestnut Oak. But the passing years have taken a toll on those trees, and the landscape no longer looks quite the same as it did in the 1930s when those two sister's had their architect hand draw portraits of the houses and the land in which they were settled. Now my parents own one of those twin houses. And when one of the last those giant Chestnut Oaks began to die, we were their first call. Please be in touch with us if you would like to discuss custom work. Many of the pieces we create at Moran Woodworked Furniture...