Workbench Turned Kitchen Island?

 

This piece was created out of necessity - a workbench for my workshop - and became one of my all time favorite pieces, in the process.  Built of locally sourced, reclaimed oak along with black walnut wood.  

I tried and tried to talk my wife into making this our kitchen island.  

It is simply too large for our kitchen.

This workbench is the perfect anchor for SOMEBODY'S kitchen.

 

Black walnut sapwood allows for the lighter streaks varied through the table top.  Breadboard edges of repurposed oak flank the sides.

Your Next Kitchen Table.

Whenever possible, I try to use locally sourced materials in my work and I am often able to work with reclaimed lumber.  I love the concept of working something old into something new and modern.  

Below: burn piles from job sites in Leiper's Fork and Primm Springs, Tennessee.  

Old houses, barns and tin roofs.

Custom Hutch of American Chestnut.

Until the early 20th century, American Chestnut trees were deemed "The King of the Forest" but have since been killed off and become endangered.  I salvaged a small amount of American Chestnut wood from an old house in Primm Springs, Tennessee, that had been torn down, making way for a new home to be built.   

The chestnut was used to create this hutch, along with the former tin roof from the same home.

 

From Backyard Shed to the Center of Your Living Room.

A neighbor recently cleared their property, tearing down old structures to expand an existing foundation, in order to build a new, larger home on the property.  In the process a backyard shed was leveled, leaving one piece of wall intact.  

That piece of wall became the tabletop of a coffee table.

 

This was very much a one-of-a-kind piece of furniture and had a sound balance with rustic, wear and tear atop a sleek base.

Barnwood in High Demand.

A former Leiper's Fork, Tennessee barn...

...repurposed into two custom dining tables...

...of gorgeous, reclaimed oak with original barn-red side boards.