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For Fans of Community Coming Together

Posted By Chad Floyd in News on Apr 08, 2015

A woodworker friend of mine had his woodshop destroyed by a fallen tree. Well played, trees.  I can imagine how truly devastating it would be to lose the only space you can use to create. It would be a dark, dark place for me and it's pretty scary to think about.  Brian builds more than beautiful woodwork; he builds community. Specifically, a community which has and continues to help and encourage me in my beginnings as a woodworker. Anytime you see evidence of an overwhelmingly positive attitude toward this challenging art/craft/job, it is a direct result of Brian and the community...

Custom Tables for Orange Sparkle Ball, Atlanta

Posted By Chad Floyd in News on Mar 30, 2015

Orange Sparkle Ball, a super cool visual communication company on the Atlanta belt line, contacted me to build them a few things including 8 custom 32"x32" tables. I always go and meet with my clients to make sure they're getting exactly what they want. The final conclusion was this size table, built extremely firm, on casters, with an industrial-meets-rustic-meets-reclaimed look *without* sacrificing too much table top smoothness.  They also gave me artistic freedom to put different designs in each table top, which was so fun.  Here's a small sampling of those tables. You can see a lot more of the wood...