Observed arrival · 2026-09-22
Au Sable Valley Collection: Furniture That Takes the Long Way Around
A Northern Michigan maker presents one-of-one furniture built from natural-edge slabs and elaborate geometric frames.
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- Collectors of one-of-one handmade furniture
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- The Long Way Around uses a 86-inch black walnut slab over an interlocking, doweled oak frame.
Field notes
Each piece is documented like a small engineering argument, with slab species, dimensions, frame geometry, joinery, disposition, and status given equal billing. The Long Way Around combines an 86-inch live-edge black walnut slab with a doweled oak frame that descends, crosses, doubles back, and meets itself. The site also leaves room for commissions based on a room, a particular slab, or a geometric problem.
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