Reboot Desk and Chair
The Reboot Desk is made from reclaimed Douglas Fir timbers that
came from a 100 yr. old (or so) icehouse that was on the Milk river outside
Glasgow Mt., Mahogany, and Wenge. One part of my search for a western aesthetic
in my studio furniture involves using local wood species on contemporary forms,
and reclaimed lumber adds some of local history as well. There were holes in
this timber from the original nails that had reacted with the wood and time to
create the black stain on the top and other parts. Nail holes were filled with
epoxy mixed with mica powder which gives the impression of bullets lodged in the
wood. It has true pinned floating breadboard ends on the top to keep it stable
made from mahogany, and the drawers are dovetailed. The feet are mahogany and
wenge and are attached in a way that when the leg is carved they resemble the
tops of cowboy boots, and to carry that theme a bit farther I put an inlay in
the shape of the traditional stitching pattern seen on the top of boot toes on
the back of the chair. There is an overall visually balanced feel to this piece
that is countered with the asymmetrical curves on the bottom of the apron, which
was them trimmed with a sinuous, rope like, piece of Wenge.
Photos by Elijah Cobb
came from a 100 yr. old (or so) icehouse that was on the Milk river outside
Glasgow Mt., Mahogany, and Wenge. One part of my search for a western aesthetic
in my studio furniture involves using local wood species on contemporary forms,
and reclaimed lumber adds some of local history as well. There were holes in
this timber from the original nails that had reacted with the wood and time to
create the black stain on the top and other parts. Nail holes were filled with
epoxy mixed with mica powder which gives the impression of bullets lodged in the
wood. It has true pinned floating breadboard ends on the top to keep it stable
made from mahogany, and the drawers are dovetailed. The feet are mahogany and
wenge and are attached in a way that when the leg is carved they resemble the
tops of cowboy boots, and to carry that theme a bit farther I put an inlay in
the shape of the traditional stitching pattern seen on the top of boot toes on
the back of the chair. There is an overall visually balanced feel to this piece
that is countered with the asymmetrical curves on the bottom of the apron, which
was them trimmed with a sinuous, rope like, piece of Wenge.
Photos by Elijah Cobb
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