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Care Suite Furniture
The three tables and the newly-assembled hutch stand ready for delivery to the Archive building in Madison.
Free-Standing Hutch
Just assembled! This free-standing hutch for the Care Suite will cover a small fridge below and some glassware up top.
Beautiful Ash Grain!
Lots of glassware storage up top. Solid Ash throughout, along with the really nice aroma of the Odie's Oil finishes!
Maker's Mark!
A peek inside the lower portion of the new hutch.
30 x 60 Table
One of three examination tables for the Traditional Care Suite. Solid Ash. All mortise-and-tenon construction.
30 x 60 Top
A close-up of the really grainy Ash I used for the 30 x 60 table top. Since this special room will be used for WI Native Tribe artifact ceremonies, all of the wood was sourced from the Menominee Tribal Enterprises Sawmill.
Twin 24 x 72 Tables
When used together, these two tables can seat 10 for large ceremonies and artifact examinations. When separate, they will be set against one of the room's long walls.
24 x 72 Tops
Another table top close-up, showing my careful selection and layout of some matching Ash slabs. These pieces even have some nice "curl" and ribbon features. The linseed oil-and-beeswax finish will help show off that grain.
Table Underside
A stipulation of the proposal was to use no mechanical fasteners in any of the pieces. So, in addition to the mortise-and-tenon joints in the legs, I used a floating tenon in these wedges, which were then glued to the table undersides.
High Stretchers
In this view, you can see the twin stretchers mounted high on the leg assemblies. Why up so high? For some of the gatherings, these tables may be set directly over a ceremonial rock in the room's center.
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