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This is the last piece that we retrieved from the finishing room last week, and, much like her big sister, this one's a beaut.  Again, the amber tone of the oak slab is amazing.  It's really strange how oak can have so many looks, textures, tones, depth.  Depending on the type of oak, the soil condition, the age of the tree when harvested, the amount of sunlight, the types of foliage the sun filters through, maybe the vegitation growing over it's roots, maybe the types of worms that are doing their thing nearby, maybe which birds dropped by for a visit one day, maybe which song they sang.  I don't know the why's to most things, but I'm really

appreciating these new desks.

One of them will be shipping soon, and will be on display at the upcoming Las Vegas Market in January.  Oh, if you are interested, there is quite a bit of history regarding the tree this desk was made from.  I enjoy telling the story.  Just ask.

small organic oak desk

Robin Wade
Robin Wade Furniture is a celebration of nature—a melding of a forward thinking commitment to the environment and a quiet, harmonious design aesthetic. From his "slow studio" in North Alabama, award-winning wood artist Robin Wade designs and crafts one-of-a-kind handmade furniture. Years before a piece is ready to enter a client's home or a gallery, the process begins—naturally—with the tree. Sustainably harvested, each specimen of hardwood is flitch sawn into natural-edge wood slabs, debarked by hand with a draw knife, and stacked to dry, usually for years, before the final cure in the kiln. From here, Wade and his team use both hand and power tools to bring Wade's vision to life, and then finish each piece with a hand-rubbed oil blend. Each organic furniture creation by Robin Wade Furniture balances the raw, natural beauty of environmentally, locally sourced hardwoods with minimally invasive, clean lines—a juxtaposition Wade calls both rustic and modern. “I haven’t yet found a better artist than nature,” he says.
robinwadefurniture.com
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