I design and build custom and unique sculpted hardwood furniture. I build furniture that will last for generations through tried and true construction and timeless design. I use traditional and time tested joinery such as mortise and tenon and hand cut dovetails, but often in a more creative way.

The woods I often work include cherry, walnut, maple and birch, but am always searching for outstanding pieces of lumber of any kind for an original flare. A tree's growing environment is expressed in the grain of it's wood and tells a story of what it endured. I enjoy using this character to enhance the design of a piece of furniture. When I am able to let the lumber tell its story, I sometimes find that the design will almost work itself out. A piece will seem to have its own story this way and develop its own unique character.

Please take a look at my website, www.blackstonedesign.com, for photos of some of my work and more about my furniture.