The Standard Stool
The Standard Stool is my new stool design. I’ve been wanting to make a stool that has simple, clean lines with the same quality and craftsmanship as my Ax Handle Stools. My Standard Stool has tapered ash legs with a subtle texture. The texture is from being made on one of my century-old lathes as the lathe cuts a continuous spiral down the length of the wood blank. These legs are then sanded by hand and cut to length. They...
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Tractor Seat Stool
A few years ago I became interested in old cast iron tractor seats. I soon learned about and joined the Cast Iron Seat Collectors Association and was amazed at the variety of seats that were produced in the late nineteenth century. I began buying seats that I found at farm auctions and making them into one of a kind counter height swivel stools. I’d produced about fifteen stools, but was limited to only the seats that I could find at...
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Ax Handle Stool
The Ax Handle Stool lives in the heart of Brad’s design concept. New life and purpose is given to the ax handles that Brad had seen during his childhood on the farm. Solid ash wood is turned on a century old ax handle lathe. A scallop texture is created as the lathe cuts a continuous spiral down the length of the wood blank. These legs are then sanded by hand and cut to length. They are then attached to the...
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High Post Bed
Our Highpost Bed is a beautiful combination of traditional and contemporary. It has turned, solid cherry posts, white washed and then lightly sanded to highlight the distinctive cut from our 100-year-old lathe. The cherry headboard has the look of a sunburst and the posts are each topped with a cast steel bird designed for Bradford Woodworking. Ash rails and poplar support slats complete the sturdiness of this heirloom quality bed. This bed will fit the look of any home from...
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Pitchfork Chair
The Pitchfork Side Chair lives in the heart of Brad’s design concept. New life and purpose is given to the ax handles that Brad had seen during his childhood on the farm. Solid ash wood is turned on a century old ax handle lathe. A scallop texture is created as the lathe cuts a continuous spiral down the length of the wood blank. These legs are then sanded by hand and cut to length. They are then attached to the...
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Farm Table
Our version of the classic farm table is made with a solid cherry top, ash rails, and turned ash legs. Custom made steel barrel nuts and bolt securely holds everything together for years to come. The table is twenty-nine and a half inches high. The top has an eased edge profile. This table is also available with a drawer and can be used as a desk. Each table is made to order. Tables are made to order. Please allow 6...
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Pitchfork Bench
Our Pitchfork Bench is made with a contoured cherry seat and ash ax handle legs. We make our own ax handles on a century old lathe. The legs are through-tenoned to the seat and secured with walnut wedges. The back is made with real pitchforks and cherry wood. The tips of the forks go directly into the cherry wood back. The bench is available with or without armrests. Armrests are made with forged pitchforks and cherry wood. The bench is...
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Pitchfork Coat Tree
Our Coat Tree is made with a five-sided turned cherry post turned on our century old lathe. We white wash the post and then lightly sand to highlight the distinctive cut from the lathe. The top of the Coat Tree is made from steel pitchforks tipped with turned maple spheres. A star base is cut from a recycled steel plow disc. Put this next to the front door for an easy place to hang your coat. Usually ships in 2...
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Tenon End Bench
This is a variation on my old Ax Handle Bench design. This bench features a recycled wood seat. There’s a tenon on the end, thus the name. It can be used as a bench or a coffee table. Details Height: 19" Width: 55" Depth: 15" Not suitable for outdoors. Local delivery available or blanket wrap shipping.
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Arched Rafter Bench
A few years ago, a friend offer me these laminated arched rafters from a barn that was being torn down. They are really beautifully made. I thought the gentle curve would be perfect for a large bench. These sides of the bench are reclaimed pieces of wood from my “painted wood” collection. The armrest uses a small segment of the rafter material. The back is painted with milk paint. Details: Height: 46" Width: 88" Depth: 29" Not suitable for outdoors....
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About Us
Furniture makers frequently ride the coattails of easily recognized styles such as Shaker, Country or Arts and Crafts. In my work, I intentionally try not to be pigeonholed into an existing furniture design category. What I try to do is make furniture that has not been seen before, but still retains some familiarity. That familiarity is gained through the use of good proportions, honest construction and old-fashioned usefulness. My basic concept is to use “off the shelf” parts in ways that were never intended—as elements in the furniture....
