Wormy Maple Side Table:
As a woodworker and very avid ‘upcycler’, I am always loathed to see wood go to waste. So, when a friend said they had some ‘wormy’ maple they couldn’t use, I just had to have it. Instantly, I knew that I wanted to make something with it that would show off the worm holes, creating a beautifully organic effect in the piece.
Back in the Spring, while lIsa was gardening in the back of the property she almost disappeared into a hole –
The Shakers had a very minimalist lifestyle and this way of life was reflected in the style of their furniture – minimalistic, no frills and elegant – which centuries later is still very popular and highly sort after. read more
Books about the Shakers are always littered with photographs of rooms prominently displaying one or two pieces of furniture standing on the signature wide-boarded wood floors of the time. But, looking beyond the ‘staring’ piece there are always other furnishings being kept out of the way hanging on those characteristic shaker pegs.
In this article I am going to take you through the steps of making a Shaker candle stand based on one first made in New Lebanon, NY Shaker Village in the first quarter of the 19th Century and is currently in the collection at the American Museum in Bath UK.
Start with two pieces of contrasting wood, I am using some very old wormy maple and a piece of equally old walnut.