Ebonized Counter StoolA comfortable seating option for 36" height counters and kitchen islands. These stools are built using a traditional post and rung style of construction. The joinery takes advantage of working with fresh "green" wood and controlling the drying process. A shrinking wet mortise combines with an expanding super dry tenon to create a mechanical lock that has been shown to hold up to centuries of use in some examples. I source the wood for these pieces

1947) presented the latest innovations in domestic architectural

Each cup is made with a combination of hand carving and lathe turning

Shipping:  All stools and chairs ship with UPS ground in sturdy cardboard boxes

A chair I made while assisting Eric Cannizzaro teach this version of his slat back chair design at the shop of Greg Pennington in Hendersonville

Wood has the wonderful benefit of not getting too hot to hold in your hand

Idea House 3 is an iteration of the groundbreaking concept

wood otherwise destined for the burn pile

Location: Held in Dawson's woodworking studio on his sixth generation farm in Harbor Springs

These stools are built using a traditional post and rung style of construction

The poplar seat is coopered with three sections to form the side to side sweep and is completely hand carved using tradtional handtools including drawknives

and is the same material used on many Danish design classics

accented by gently undulating carved rims