On New Year’s Eve day, I delivered a hand made table to my daughter in Burlington.  Check out the video below to see the unveiling!

The table is made of English Walnut wood, which was cut from one tree, and designed with a live edge.  This means that the table has a the natural edge of the wood, not a straight, finished edge that you see on most conventional tables.  The legs of the table are made of recycled chestnut timbers.  I’ll be posting more photos of my latest hand made wooden table in the near future!

Ken

Now that the garden has been put to bed and the Vermont weather is turning, I plan to concentrate on my handmade wood wine racks in anticipation of holiday celebrations. They make perfect Christmas presents. Placed on a side table, they hold six bottles of wine. One resembles the rack of a bull moose, another was inspired by the chain ring of a bicycle. And, to hold your table wine, use my wooden wine slipper. Please peruse my web site and review my work. Perhaps you have your own custom design for that special person. I would love to discuss your idea with you. Until then, keep that wood stove stoked.

All the best.

Ken Woodhead

Latest Woodwork Design

As you can see I have my wood for the winter. This cordwood spiral was built for Sculpturefest 2008 in Woodstock, Vermont.
This piece was inspired by the spiral, a universal round shape. As we see cordwood it is always in a straight line. I wanted to make an interesting shape and chose the round spiral. It is the cordwood that incorporates this shape into every day life.
The whole piece took 5 weeks to build. I began with the 12ft vertical in the center. How it stays up right, is a secret and will reveal itself upon a closer look.
Each piece is tapered with a chainsaw to produce a tight circle and each piece slightly slopes downward.
To my surprise it was as much appreciated by people walking inside as outside.
I will dismantle the spiral in July and use the same wood to build a new design for Sculpturefest 2009.

Here is a latest example of my work with chess boards.The boards are tournament size (2″1/4 squares), all solid wood, panel and frame construction, with traditional mortise and tenon joints at the corners. The frame is beveled to the outside.

The squares are 1/8 ” above the frame.
Frame: overall size – 22″ x 22″ frame – 2″ wide x 1″ 1/8 deep Squares – walnut and maple, frame – cherry.
Price: $ 300

I look forward to sharing my insights on my woodwork, thoughts on areas of my personal interests, and keep you up to date on the raspberry patch out back behind our home. Thank you for taking the time to come to my web site.