Pepper Palm

I was brought onto this project by a fellow Fort Houston member by the name of Luis. He is an amazing photographer and woodworker. Check him out @thelutul on instagram.  The project was for a local cafe by the name of The Terminal Cafe. It's located by Pomodoro East, Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream, and Rosepepper. They wanted to accommodate larger groups since their space is quite small. So they called us in to do just that. Luis and I went to the drawing board, sketched up some ideas, and then 3D rendered what the final product would look like.  After that, we divided the project into two sections, wood and metal. He did all of the woodworking and I did all of the metal fabrication. It was nice to switch up my medium for a bit. I hadn't worked with metal in awhile, so I did a lot of testing to make sure everything would sit just how I wanted it to. I made some leg mock-ups and a jig so things would be easier for me when I began welding.           

Materials- Pine and Steel w/ honey stain and resin This was my first time using resin to seal a piece. I did a few test runs and even came up with a new product that will launch in October 2017. So be on the look out for that.  I did not make the legs. A fellow Fort Houston member by the name of Courtney made them. She did an amazing job and it was great working with her.  I brushed the legs with sand paper, then sealed them with a clear gloss metal sealer. (more angles)

I had the pleasure of working with Green Brier Distillery creating some whiskey flights out of old whiskey barrels. It's an on going job. So every 4- 6 weeks I'll make about 100 of these. Its a bit tedious, but the pleasant whiskey aroma and final product make it worth while. (drilled and sanded) (close up) (Finished product)

Materials: Poplar w/ Walnut connectors and a honey stain The toughest step in this project were the legs. I cut a 5 degree angle for them to gradually open up as they ascended to the top.  The design came out visually intriguing while remaining sleek and minimal.  (Before the stain and glue up) (finished product- table top)