{"id":26608,"date":"2014-02-05T09:09:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T17:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/?p=26608"},"modified":"2014-02-04T14:09:30","modified_gmt":"2014-02-04T22:09:30","slug":"mails-woodwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/furnishings\/mails-woodwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Mails Woodwork"},"content":{"rendered":"
It’s rare that you get four or five pieces all from one designer in one post, but Ryan Mails of Mails Woodwork<\/a> caught my eye with the clean lines and excellent craftsmanship of his heirloom-quality furniture. You’ll find all of his current items below with a few words from him describing what brought about each piece. Visit Mails Woodwork<\/a> for more pictures and information (there’s a mailswoodwork Etsy shop<\/a> as well). Shown above, floating desk<\/a>: $1,200.00 <\/p>\n gullwing bench<\/a>: $1,400.00 <\/p>\n slant desk<\/a>: $4,100.00 <\/p>\n
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\n“I enjoy doing fine work in timber thought of as coarse, like Red Oak. With this desk, creating something like a shelf for the drawer to ride on meant no runners or hardware to steal from its delicate grain and dovetails.” <\/p>\n
\n“This bench began with the angle defining the profile of the bench ends, and the desire to conform a Danish cord seat to that shape. Over time I decided to reveal its construction frankly, with the joined and pegged frame partially exposed. The joinery is demanding for this piece.”
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\n“I love working with quartersawn walnut, and this desk sprang straight out of a desire to play with its linearity. I had the form of the desk in mind for years before I found a way to build it with continuity of vertical grain across the sides. The shape dictated that storage would be accessed by moving the writing surface rather than withdrawing a drawer.”
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