our toughest wood is reclaimed from old abandoned railroad tracks. This type of wood is very rustic, because it’s been roughed up by trains and exposed to the elements for decades. The planks are dark khaki in color and are often scattered with 1/2 inch wide holes from when the stakes were driven through to build tracks. We use iron-wood for mirror-frames, dining tops and shelving units.
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Through an English friend of FTS, we were recently introduced to Robin Wood’s hand-crafted bowls – one of a group woodworkers keeping the art of hand turning on pole lathes breathing, making garden furniture, even carving spoons. There’s a great piece from the Guardian’s ‘Disappearing Acts’ series about traditional methods and crafts that are being kept alive as we hurtle through the digital age.
the beauty of traditional craft
One of the reasons we love having folks come visit the warehouse is being a part of the inspired moment when a customer comes in with one idea and is magically compelled to go in a different direction. So we weren’t surprised when the team at Chloe contacted us for pieces to use in their new pop up store in East Hampton.
Tables for Chloe
If you need wood, we sure have plenty variety to choose from. If you’re stuck on the fruitful concept of mango but want something with a little more pop, size it up to ingas. If you like the blend of light and dark in our rosewood called sonokeling but need just a little more chocolate, [...]
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Bob Fireman, founder of From the Source and self taught expert on sourcing exotic woods from Indonesia, is featured in today’s New York Times Home Section article, “The Trophy Hunters” (D9). In the interview, he briefly discusses the ethics and ethos of sourcing wood from remote lands and how we apply the ever-changing appetite for new designs to foreign woods and reclaimed materials.