The table as we saw it the day of the Eastvold furniture show.

The table with the final finish on it, and in our dining room, here you can see the one single leg on the south end of the table.

The south end of the table features one leg located at the center while this angle shows the north end of the table with two “L” shaped legs, each formed out of one one long Douglas Fir Timber.

A few weeks back I wrote about, and then attended a furniture show by our cabinet makers Eastvold Custom. The work at the show was stunning. An incredible collection of mostly modern, incredibly crafted furniture pieces, on display as art. In the mix of items was a dining table, that almost appeared to be the perfect match for our breakfast bar. The 8 ft long , 32″ wide, reclaimed Douglas Fir, timber table was an eye catcher to say the least. Not only was the wood stunning but it featured a wonderfully unique design —3 interchanging L shaped forms, that created the legs and top of the table. The wood was highly refined but had yet to see any final protective finish coating. Stacy and I asked about the table and were told that it was sold to a woman in NYC.

I had taken a few shots of various pieces of furniture during the show that I shared with a couple of my co-workers, so I had referenced back to the table several times over the next few days to admire it. About a week after the Show I got a call from Matt Eastvold, telling me that they had just a few remaining pieces from their show/sale, and among these piece was the table. Apparently, the cost of moving a very large table across the country, and into a NYC apartment was significantly more expensive than the original purchaser had imagined, and had decided to pass on it. This meant that it was back on the table, to be purchased. Having expressed some interest in it the day of the show we were the first to be made aware of it. After taking a couple of measurements of our dining room space, to ensure that the table would fit (both physically and visually), we decided to purchase it. I called Matt the next day and we made arrangements to have it finished to match our breakfast bar and delivered in 3 weeks.

On Friday the table arrived, in 3 large sections and was set in place in our dining room. Both Ben (from Eastvold) and Stacy had the same reaction upon seeing it go into the space “it looks like it was made for the space”, when I saw it, I had to agree. I contacted Matt Friday evening and asked him to dig up the information for me on the origin of the wood. I love know where the wood came from (maybe an old school or an aircraft hanger) and then trying to find old photos and information about the building online — I guess that makes me a bit of a history nerd, but a history nerd with a really cool table.

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