Body of Work

 

This is a list of Bruce's wood work from the present back to the hobby days, showing the last known location of each piece.  In the beginning, each piece was signed with the initials BAE and a date.  Once the hobby became a business in 1975, each piece was signed with the SunDog logo, a rising sun and the initials, BAE, directly underneath. Below that would be the Roman Numeral.

That systen of signing lasted until about 1981, when the Roman Numeral system was replaced by Logo and year.  This signing system  continued until the end of the business in 1986.  

After 20+ years of no woodworking, in late 2006, Bruce made a single Bible Box. The latter part of 2007 saw the creation of another Bible Box, a few Large Oval Jewelry Boxes and Wedge Jewelry Boxes.  In 2008, Bruce was fully back to making things that he loved.

Starting in 2007, as each piece was completed, it is marked with the logo, the year and a sequential number for that item, within the given year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2023-1 Wall Cabinet 2023 Greendale, WI

Black Cherry, Birdseye Maple

60" wide by 16" deep by 30" tall 

In Process.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2023-2 Bruce's Table 2023 Greendale, WI

Black Cherry

28" wide by 14 1/2" deep by 25" tall

Kathy was sick of the store bought tray mussing up her family room. Thus I made a new one out of cherry. It is finished, natural, with waterborne lacquer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2022-1 Jewelry Tower 2023 Kenosha, WI

Black Cherry stained Mahogany

24" wide by16" deep by 56" tall

 

The Jewelry Tower Cabinet is made from Black Cherry stained with brown mahogany stain and finished with waterborne laquer. It has nine full extension drawers, eight pivot trays, and a pull-out work surface on the stand. The door is hinged with a wooden hinge and has multiple hooks to hang chains and necklaces. The cabinet can be locked.

The Jewelry Tower Cabinet is designed to be viewed from all sides.

This is a signed creation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-1 Kathy's Walnut Cabinet

36 inches tall by 36 inches wide by 12 inches deep.

This cabinet was made from the wood in a bookshelf that I made in 1973, itself made from wide walnut boards that were purchased from Charley Knight of Green Lake county.  We re-purposed the bookshelf.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2019-4 Tall Clock II  2019  Hartland, WI

White Hard Maple/Beye Maple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2019-3 Tall Clock I  2019  Madison, WI

White Hard Maple/Beye Maple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2019-2 Table  2019  Greendale WI

Birdseye Maple

Features two drawers on steel, over extension slides.

40" long by 12" wide by 34" tall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2019-1 Table 2019  Greendale WI

Black Cherry

Features two drawers on steel, over extension slides.

40" long by 12" wide by 34" tall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2018-3 Table Cherry 2018  Twin Cities MN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2018-2 Cabinet in Stand II Cherry 2021  Hartland WI

Introducing the second in the series of my cabinet in stand designs.  It is made from Black Cherry with an upper and lower cabinet within a stand.  The upper cabinet has one drawer, two shelves, and pigeonholes; the lower cabinet has two drawers. 

This cabinet is 60 inches tall, 24 inches wide and 16 inches deep.  The drawers are hung on slides that are full extension plus over travel so that the entire interior of the drawer is accessible.

The back-side is finished beautifully with a single panel frame.

This cabinet is finished with a waterborne lacquer, an environmentally friendly finish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have embraced waterborne finishing methods, decreasing personal and environmental exposure to harmful chemicals and assuring you, my customer that your support of my work will not conflict with your commitment to reducing your environmental footprint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2018-1 Oval Tambour Desk Cherry 2018  Kenosha WI

This desk was made for a man who fell in love with the design 7 years in the past.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2017-3 Table  Black Walnut 2017  Greendale WI

Sometimes I find parts left over from past projects that are just too good to toss out.

This table is 40 inches long x 18 inches deep x 30 inches tall.  It goes nicely with my stools.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2017-2 Cabinet in Stand  Black Walnut 2017  Greendale WI

Introducing the first in the series of my cabinet in stand designs.  It is made from Black Walnut with an upper and lower cabinet within a stand.  The upper cabinet has three shelves and the lower cabinet has three drawers.

This cabinet is 58 inches tall, 24 inches wide and 16 inches deep.  The drawers are hung on slides that are full extension plus over travel so that the entire interior of  the drawer is accessible.

The back-side is finished beautifully with a single panel frame.

This cabinet is finished with a waterborne lacquer, an environmentally friendly finish.

I have embraced waterborne finishing methods, decreasing personal and environmental exposure to harmful chemicals and assuring you, my customer that your support of my work will not conflict with your commitment to reducing your environmental footprint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2017-1 Alcove Cabinet, Shelves and Mantle  Black Walnut 2017  Greendale WI

These pieces were made for our Family Room remodel.  They replaced the original oak cabinets that were worn out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2016-16 Corner Cabinet Top & Bottom Hard White Maple 2016  Greendale WI

2016-17 Bookcase Top & Bottom Hard White Maple 2016  Greendale WI

These cabinets werevdesigned to complement an existing bookshelf.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2016-1a Chest of Drawers on Stand Black Walnut 2016  Washington DC

 

 

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2013-4   Cabinet on Stand II    2014  Twin Cities, MN

 

 

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2011-86 Oval Tambour™ Jewelry Box     2012     Fort Bragg, CA

This box will share a home with a James Krenov cabinet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2010-49 Pieonhole Hall Cabinet    2010    San Francisco, CA 

The design for this piece was inspired by the cabinet-on-stand design popularized by James Krenov. Pigeonhole assemblies are usually part of larger furniture but this one has been elevated to the stature of furniture. I think it would make a great hall piece.

This cabinet is 58 something inches wide by 12 inches deep by 42 inches in height. It contains seven drawers with hand cut dovetails and French bottoms. The drawer fronts are 'pillowed'. Eleven pigeonholes are included.

The cabinet is finished with General Finishes Enduro Pre-Cat Urethane, a very durable waterborne finish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2010-48 Tambour Chair 2012 Milwaukee WI

This chair is designed to compliment the Oval Tambour desks I make. The chair back pivots on brass bushings to fit the sitter's back. The seat is made from the same slat design as that used in the Oval Tambour desks. The seat on the Maple chair is 19 inches wide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2010-47 Pidgeonhole Hall Cabinet   2015   Independence LA

This is the second Pidgeonhole Hall Cabinet in the series. It is made from Black Cherry.  The stand is glued up.  The Drawer pulls are Apple wood.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2010-46 Circumbour Desk     2011     Bethesda, MD

The design for this desk was inspired by the challenge of making the tambour go all the way around the desk. It follows in the design tradition of the Oval Tambour Desks. This desk is 40 inches wide by 28 inches deep by about 37 inches tall (48 inches tall with the pigeon holes raised). It has a tambour (roll top) that splits in two and reveals the pigeon holes inside. This desk features a pigeon hole that lifts up with a lever mechanism and has two drawers with French bottoms. The desk can be separated from its stand and the stand disassembled for easier moving. This desk can be provided with electric power inside the desk and has room for a notebook computer inside the closed desk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2010-45 Pidgeonhole Hall Cabinet   2010   Brookfield WI

This is the very first Pidgeonhole Hall Cabinet. It sold quickly at the 2010 Hidden River Art Fair.

 

 

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2010-44 Tambour Chair Cherry   2012   San Francisco, CA

This chair is designed to compliment the Oval Tambour desks I make. The chair back pivots on brass bushings to fit the sitter's back. The seat is made from the same slat design as that used in the Oval Tambour desks. 

 

 

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2010-3 Tall Tambour Desk   2010   Bay View, WI

It is made with White Hard Maple. It is 30 inches wide and 28 inches deep. Closed up it is 44 inches tall and open it is around 57 inches tall. It has an interesting little drop front that doubles as a latch for the tambour. An optional drawer module is available that features a drawer made with a French Bottom and is lockable with a key.

This desk can be provided with electric power inside the desk and has room for a notebook computer inside the closed desk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2010-2 Oval Tambour™ Desk   2010   Franklin, TN

Sold at the 2010 Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN.

 

 

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2010-1 Oval Tambour Desk    2011    Washington, DC

This desk is a member of a lineage that has persevered since the late 70's. It is made with plain figure White Hard Maple and Birdseye maple. It is 40 inches wide and 28 inches deep. Closed up it is 39 inches tall and open it is around 50 inches tall. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2009-18    Game Table and Moated Chess Board™  2010  Madison    WI

Sold at 2010 Fair on the Square in Madison to a 10 year old boy.

 

 

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2009-11    Small Sphere Box    2009    Kenosha    WI

Another member of that group discussed in the Oval Desk entry. It was made from Vintage Cherry. This wood was sawed into boards during the 50's according to the person I bought it from. Cherry gains such a wonderful color through time. 

 

This Sphere Box found its "forever" home with a loving family just before Christmas 2009.

 

 

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2009-07    Tall Tambour Desk    2009    New Orleans    LA

This desk was also a member of that group discussed in the Oval Desk entry. It was made from Hard Maple. 

The desk was introduced to its new owner at WinterFair 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

2009-06 Oval Tambour Desk 2009     Bowling Green, OH

Made with Birdseye maple.

 

 

 

2009-2 Document Box 

 

 

 

2008-80 Pet Gate Madison, WI

Custom made for a young family to keep the pet out of the living room.

 

 

 

Plant Table

Made with white oak and finished with waterborne topcoat.  Lightly stained.    I am working with a floating top design.

 

 

 

Contemporary Bible Box 2007 Columbus, OH

An experiment with Birdseye cabochons set into the front side of a box.  This box made with cherry that has been stained to get a darker color.

 

 

 

Bible Box      Dec-2006      Manheim       PA

The circa 1670 Bible Box, featured here, is a reproduction of one found in the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut. It has crude, bold carving of the circled acanthus with the repeat pattern gouged out above. It is hand crafted from heavy solid oak. Subject to Bruce’s personal interpretation of the original, this piece is endowed with hand fashioned dovetails at each corner, solid brass hinges, an inset brass keyhole escutcheon, and a lock. It is finished inside and out with Danish oil finish.

The inside dimensions of this Bible box are 16-1/4 inches x 10 1/4 inches x 6-3/4 inches deep. This box weighs twenty pounds!

These boxes were used in every colonial home, housing the family Bible, records, special documents, and even prized seeds. The originals are very rare today; they are for the most part owned by museums and collectors. These boxes are most decorative and are much sought after today.

 

 

 

Childs Rocker         Nov-2006      Greendale     WI

I had to see if I could make another one of these small rockers.

 

 

 

Decade Box - Oak Ver. 2      1986  In My Private Collection, WI

This box was designed to be easily made using minimal materials and time. They were made in a variety of wood types.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cherry-Ver. 1 1985                                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Walnut-Ver. 1 1985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tambour Chair- Hawaiian Koa 1984   Berlin, Germany

This chair was designed to compliment my Oval Tambour desk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medium Tambour Desk - oak      1983   Mt Horeb, WI

Current location unknown.

 

 

 

Tambour Credenza           May-83           Mt Horeb, WI

Current location unknown.

 

 

 

 

Tambour Over Stainless Supports       May-83           Mt Horeb WI

Current location unknown.

 

 

 

LXLVI Oval Tambour™ Desk 33 inch birds eye maple        Jan-83   Mt Horeb, WI

Current location unknown.

 

 

 

Cassette Case         Aug-82           Mt Horeb, WI

At this time I was putting tambours to all kinds of uses.  Current location un-verified.

 

 

 

Video Cassette Case         Aug-82           Mt Horeb, WI

Current location un-verified.

 

 

 

Double Cordial Case         Feb-82           Mt Horeb, WI

Current location un-verified.

 

 

 

Single Cordial Case           Feb-82           Mt Horeb       WI

Current location un-verified.

 

 

 

Double Pivot Jewelry Box           Jan-82           Mt Horeb       WI

Current location un-verified.

 

 

 

Pivot Jewelry Box  Jan-82           Mt Horeb       WI

Current location un-verified.

 

 

 

Small Cherry Oval Tambour Box 1981 Pittsburg, OH

Every now and then one of my creations re-appears from the past. In this case,  Sydney Leslie, collections manager at a craft nonprofit in Pittsburgh, PA called Contemporary Craft, informed me that this box has been put on display after living in storage for decades. The date is 9-18-24. He reports that the box has been well received.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LXXXVII  Oval Tambour™ Desk Red Oak 54 inch     Nov-81  Mt Horeb, WI

This design was built on speculation.  It was exhibited at several of the nation's finest craft shows before it was sold.  I do not have any information where it is today.

 

 

 

 

 

Cherry Desk with Wall Cabinet- Cherry/Birdseye Maple 1981   Desk-Personal Collection, Wall Cabinet-Madison, WI

The picture is a composite image. I never took a picture when they were still together.

I made this piece for my wife and she enjoyed it until we sold the house. At the closing we discovered that, because the wall cabinet was attached to the wall, it had to remain with the house. Our realtor did not help by informing us of that fact beforehand. The buyer would not budge, either. The desk and its wall cabinet would remain, forever, seperated.

The buyer had the wall cabinet moved to her residence immediately after she took possession of the house. Ten years later I wrote to her requesting the return of the wall cabinet offering to pay for it. My letter received no response. 

In early 2023 I received information that the woman (buyer) was conducive to letting us have the wall cabinet back. I contacted the woman and asked for a picture of the wall cabinet which she provided. However, there was no interest in letting the wall cabinet return to us. 

The desk and wall cabinet are five feet wide. The desk top is made from birdseye maple as are the oval panels in the wall cabinet doors.

They were finished with Watco Oil. The cherry was left natural and aged to the wonderful color they are today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LXXVIII  Sphere Box Red Oak 6 inch    Mar-81 Personal Collection         WI    

Each draw is part of its own layer with thinner layers of wood between the draws. All grain is glued up in the same direction, The draws are cut before the layers are glued up. They are actually in place as the sphere is formed. 

The shape was not created on a wood lathe. Instead it was formed with a special jig utilizing a router for the roughing. Intermediate shaping was achieved with a rasp. Final shaping was performed with a series of abrasives mounted on padded blocks. 

The legs went through many iterations before Kathy came up with this design which looks very fragile and provides the nicest lift. 

Only two of each size were ever made. After nearly causing great harm to myself the attempt to make more of these was discontinued. How ever, I have been thinking, lately, perhaps they could be made with less risk to me........... hmmmmm.

 

 

 

 

LXXVII  Sphere Box Red Oak 11 inch Mar-81 Personal Collection           WI

This design was born out of the desire to add jewelry box functionality to a sphere of wood.  This one is made from Red Oak and is 11 inches in diameter.  Each draw is part of its own layer with thinner layers of wood between the draws.   All grain is glued up in the same direction, The draws are cut before the layers are glued up.  They are actually in place as the sphere is formed.  The shape was not created on a wood lathe.  Instead it was formed with a special jig utilizing a router for the roughing.  Intermediate shaping was achieved with a rasp.  Final shaping was performed with a series of abrasives mounted on padded blocks.  The legs went through many iterations before Kathy came up with this design which looks very fragile and provides the nicest lift.  Only two of each size was ever made.  After nearly causing great harm to me the attempt to make more of these was discontinued.  However, I have been thinking, lately, perhaps they could be made with less risk to me........... hmmmmm.

 

 

 

LXXXVIII Oval Tambour™ Desk Hawaiian Koa 33 inch            1982 Branson, MO

Owners verified location of this desk, plus its Tambour Chair in December, 2015.  They also provided a picture of the desk and its chair which I have added to this post.  The chair is also made of Koa was made in 1984.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LXXIV  Silver Chest Birdseye Maple  Jan-81  Pequea, PA

This piece was located when its owner happened across this site in a search for something else.  The Oval Tambour Silver Chest has been adored and well taken care of.

 

 

 

LXXII  Silver Chest Hawaiian Koa          Jan-81           Mt Horeb, WI

This piece was custom made to house the family sterling silver flatware.  It is made of Hawaiian Koa, finished with Danish Oil, and lined with Pacific Silver cloth.  It was ordered as a surprise 17th anniversary gift.

 

 

 

LXIX     Desk Box Black Walnut Sep-80           Mt Horeb, WI

Three compartments, two with tambours.  Two pen holders.  Although I was really into these boxes they failed in the market place.  Only three were made this year.

 

 

 

 

LXIV   Concorde Box Black Walnut 1981  My Personal Collection, WI

I was greatly influenced by the Star Wars TIE fighter and the Concorde SST aircraft when this box was born.  Very few of these boxes were made, perhaps five.  They were made of Black Walnut with leather lining and, of course, a tambour top.

 

 

 

Childs Rocker Black Walnut       Jan-1979       Mt Horeb, WI

Current location un-verified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Original Oval Tambour Boxes   1978  In My Private Collection

This design stems from my work with tambours and the oval shape of Shaker Oval Boxes.  These boxes were explicitely made as a production item to be sold through galleries nation wide.  The originals were made of pecan and finished with Watco Oil.  Only 5 of each size were made.  Of special note, the steam bent pulls.  These pulls were not carried into the production boxes as they were difficult to make.

They were introduced at the 1979 ACE Spring Craft Show held in St Louis (the only time this show was held in St Louis).  The boxes did well at that show and kicked off a new adventure. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Desk Built-in Black Walnut          1978   Onslow, IA

The Iowa couple stopped by again after having enjoyed their table for a while.  This time they wanted to inquire about a built-in desk for the wife.  The desk is around ten feet long complete with upper cabinets.  It was made with Black Walnut.  The design incorporated all the functionality she required.  Some of the upper cabinet doors contained authentic seeded glass which really looked nice on the finished unit.  Kathy and a very young Ben did the final field measurements for this desk as I was just swamped with work.  She also verified the desired features.  The desk was delivered and installed unfinished.  However, no pictures were ever taken.  This inspired a visit in 2009 to get the pictures.  We were sad to learn that one of the couple had passed on just a few years before this visit.  I want to thank the family for allowing us to come and photograph those pieces that I missed all those years ago.  Some 33 years later, the desk looks just beautiful with its aged patina.

 

 

 

Oval Tambour Desk 33 inch Black Walnut May-83 Mt Horeb, WI

 

Breakfront China Cabinet Black Walnut Aug-1978 Mt Horeb, WI

This cabinet was custom designed for a very special woman.  It is made entirely of black walnut and finished with clear rubbing varnish.  The diamond shaped glass, in the doors, is seedy antique glass.  The dimensions are 65 inches wide, 80 inches tall, and 18 inches deep.  I was surprised to discover that a picture was not taken of this piece when it was completed.  That task was accomplished in July of 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LVII Queen Ann Desk Black Walnut 1978 Madison, WI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LI Bombe Box Black Walnut w/silver inlay 1978 Mt Horeb, WI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXXXVII Bombe Box Birdseye Maple 1978 Madison, WI

Picture acquired on September 6, 2008.  This Bombe Box is now being cared for by the same young Madison couple as the previous box.  Imagine two of these boxes in the same home!  It is always a thrilling moment when I get to post a picture of an older creation.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXXXVI Bombe Box Birdseye Maple 1978 Madison, WI

Picture acquired on September 6, 2008.  This Bombe Box is now being cared for by a young Madison couple.  It is always a thrilling moment when I get to post a picture of an older creation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXXVI Bombe Box Curly Hard Maple 1978 Mt Horeb, WI

Picture acquired on October 13, 2008. This Bombe Box is now being cared for by my youngest son. It was presented to him last Christmas after it was found in a long term storage box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Table-Krenov Influence 1978 Mt Horeb, WI

Small Table-Krenov Influence 1978 Mt Horeb, WI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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XXXII    Secretary-walnut    1978    Mequon    WI

This desk was designed for a couple in Mequon, WI.  They insisted on cooking for myself and my bride once it was delivered and set up, on 3/11/78.  The meal was excellent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LVIII    Oval Tambour™ Silver Chest-walnut    1978    Mt Horeb    WI

Current location un-verified.

 

 

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XXXI Rolltop Desk-walnut    1978    Madison    WI

My mother-in-law ordered this desk for her husband.  He was plenty surprised to get it and enjoyed it until his passing in 1989.  She then enjoyed it until it was time to downsize.  She gave it to my son.

 

 

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Unsigned Bar Built-in    1977    Jackson    WI    

This bar was made for my inlaws and their new home in Jackson, WI. Is is made from Butternut and features upper bi-fold doors, tambour to close off the sink area, and is wired for electricity.

 

 

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Desk Built-in Walnut    1977    Onslow    IA

The Iowa couple stopped by again after having enjoyed their table for awhile. This time they wanted to inquire about a built-in desk for the wife. 

The desk is around ten feet long complete with upper cabinets. It was made with Black Walnut. The design incorporated all the functionality she required. Some of the upper cabinet doors contained authentic seeded glass which really looked nice on the finished unit. 

Kathy and a very young Ben did the final field measurements for this desk as I was just swamped with work. She also verified the desired features. 

The desk was delivered and installed unfinished. However, no pictures were ever taken. This inspired a visit in 2009 to get the pictures. We were sad to learn that one of the couple had passed on just a few years before this visit. 

I want to thank the family for allowing us to come and photograph those pieces that I missed all those years ago. 

Some 33 years later, the desk looks just beautiful with its aged patina.

 

 

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XXVIII    Foundwood Table-spalted maple    1977    Greendale    WI

When I was out buying lumber I would find small piles of boards that had been passed by for better stock.  I would take these to make my Foundwood Series tables.  This particular table I have not parted with all these years.

 

 

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XXVI    Shaker Style Chest of Drawers-cherry    1977    Middleton    WI

 

 

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XXV    Secretary/Bookcase 3 of 3    1977    Middleton    WI

See XXIV

 

 

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XXIV    Secretary/Bookcase 2 of 3    1977    Middleton    WI

This system was made for a Middleton professional. The design was influenced by the drop front secretary of the 1700's. 

The center unit was made first. The left and right units followed a year later. They were made from solid oak with a very dark stain followed with a varnish finish. 

These units were designed to conceal modern 70's office machines like photo copier and typewriter and look very traditional when closed up.

 

 

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1876 Chair Reproduction    1977    Madison    WI

A man brought in one of these chairs.  He wanted six more made.  I made eight so we would have two for our use.  They are in perfect condition to this day.

 

 

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Trestle Dining Table - Red Oak 10 feet long    1977    Onslow    IA

A couple from Iowa stopped in one day, early in 1977. They had been referred by a local business. Their hope was that I could make the table they wanted for their kitchen. They also had a smaller table that had a crack in the top. "Could I fix that?" they asked. 

The smaller table was repaired. Following that I made the Trestle Table and Bench, pictured here, for their kitchen. 

It was made from thick Red Oak and spanned ten feet in length. The table and bench seat were delivered unfinished as the new owners wanted to finish it. The picture was taken shortly after they completed the finishing in 1977. 

The table and bench looked great during a visit in 2009, some 33 years after it was made.

 

 

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XXIII    Secretary-walnut    1977    Greendale    WI

I made this for my bride.  It is inspired by a Pensylvania German Secretary that I saw in a book of measured drawings.  I changed the height and depth of the cabinet to better fit modern uses.  It also features a rare example of my carving.

 

 

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XVI    Oval Pedestal Dining Table-walnut    1977    Blue Mounds    WI

This table was made for the woman that provided day care for our young children during the hectic early business days. Kathy and I had the privilege of seeing it again while on a visit to the Mount Horeb area during July, 2008.

 

 

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XV    Rolltop Desk - cherry    1977    Middleton    WI

I made this desk for a dentist who ordered it after seeing my work at an art fair.  It borrows from the design of the mid nineteenth century S-curve rolltop desks.

Update - 2014-03-05, Just heard from the dentist that he still uses the desk every day.

 

 

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Mirror - walnut    1977    Mt Horeb    WI

I had an unusually rough  piece of Black Walnut that had many defects.    After chalking around the defects this form appeared.  Since form must have function, it became a mirror.  

 

 

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XIV    Cigar Box carved    Aug-1977    Hubertus    WI

This item was ordered by a woman who requested a name and date be carved on the inside of the lid. I am hoping to get a better picture someday.

 

 

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XIII    Ben's Rocker    1976    Madison    WI

 

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XII   Bombe Box - walnut   1976    Fredrikstad, Norway

An early example of my work that has been cared for, by my friends in Norway, all these years.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IX    Bombe Box    1976    Mt Horeb    WI