Interview by Blackheart Cleveland

PD White furnituremaker

I am a furniture maker that specializes in custom made wood furniture. When people think of making a piece of furniture they often think that the process begins with finding the right piece of wood or having a thoroughly drawn out design. While these factors are important, I have come to realize over the last twenty years of creating furniture, that it is working with the client that is one of the most important aspects of the design process for me. The pieces I create are a conversation. They work not only as functional objects to sit on, eat off of, place books on etc, but as a communication between myself and the individual I am designing for. In working through this process I find that what is most important is the conversation the piece originates from; and ends with when the project is complete.

What I try to accomplish with my work is to make each piece singly for the person who it is designed for. I use wood that is harvested locally and is generally taken from trees that are being removed by the city or an individual homeowner. In this way I am able to use a local material for local customers.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

shaker style sewing table
This shaker inspired table with a candlestick style base is very versatile and can be used as a little entrance table, a place to put the phone, letters, keys etc.
It is made of cherry wood which was oiled and waxed to bring out the beautiful wood grain. The drawers are dovetailed by hand and the knobs were handturned. They can be accented with different types of wood eg. walnut or maple. The diameter of the tabletop can also be changed based on the planned us of the piece.

$ 750.oo
(photograph by Dan Morgan, Cleveland)
Posted by paul white at 6:35 PM

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