A few years ago, there was a devastating forest fire that ripped through the Black Forest, it burned a lot of homes in the area, and left the landscaped scared.  There are dead-standing trees throughout the area.  This table was built from one of those dead trees that was slabbed up after the fire for a client that lives in the area.   We have made several pieces from this tree.  For this piece, I built an entry table and used the live edge pine for the top, and Wenge for the bottom.

It is a traditional Trestle table style, that I sized to fit the entryway for my client’s home.  The main joinery holding the table together is a wedge driven through a tusk tenon.

The light-colored pine makes a beautiful contrast to the rich dark reddish brown of the wenge.

Project Location, Black Forest Colorado, in Colorado Springs

Thanks for Checking out my work, Brian Benham Studio Furniture Maker in Colorado