Dorset Custom Furniture got a nice mention and post about our work on the blog Architects + Artisans ... Thoughtful Design For a sustainable World ...
"Architects + Artisans is a sophisticated, well-informed provider of content, images, and knowledge concerning excellent architecture, artisanship and sustainability for the 21st century. It is not just about designers – but about the people and products that make a well-designed place ring true. It is written and edited by J. Michael Welton, whose work on architecture, design and travel has appeared in The New York Times, Interior Design, Dwell, Green Source and Travel + Leisure. "
Our current project for them, a wall of bookshelves, a place for a tv and a fireplace surround ... It will be installed this week sometime ...
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"Architects + Artisans is a sophisticated, well-informed provider of content, images, and knowledge concerning excellent architecture, artisanship and sustainability for the 21st century. It is not just about designers – but about the people and products that make a well-designed place ring true. It is written and edited by J. Michael Welton, whose work on architecture, design and travel has appeared in The New York Times, Interior Design, Dwell, Green Source and Travel + Leisure. "Michael titled his post about us Clients as Friends, Friends as Clients. Since were currently working on a wall of cabinets and a fireplace surround for our friends who own Mother Myricks Confectionery, his post is very appropriately titled. Our first project with Ron and Jacki was in 1983 when they opened their candy store in Manchester and we have been friends ever since. I appreciate his publishing our work and encourage you to check out his blog.
The Mother Myricks Confectionery store in Manchester, Vermont, 1983
Our current project for them, a wall of bookshelves, a place for a tv and a fireplace surround ... It will be installed this week sometime ...
OK, Ive done this enough without documenting it ... We first figured this out in 1998 by more or less copying a clients table that had a mechanism that worked pretty well ... Weve built tables with it probably 4 or 5 times since then, but never 
concept sketch
cad drawing
cad drawing of the pull out supports .. Itll all make sense once you mock it up ... 
The finished table
Parts
Close up of the steel apron detail
One of the four legged versions in recycled chestnut
On site
My original coffee table drawing from 1998
I did a talk last evening with Marc Spagnolo, aka "The Wood Whisperer". Mark has created an amazing social networking site for woodworkers, designers and craftsmen of all skill levels ... Check it out here if you arent familiar with his site .... Anychoice, I thought I might talk about what was happening in the shop this week, but mainly, we covered more of the history and general background of the business. Tools, design processes, shop size, relationships with clients ... Most challenging project ... It was fun and when I get a link, Ill post it here.
Sam has completed four tuteurs. Tomato cages for those of you unfamiliar with the French .,.. 
Were doing some design work with a potential client who is interested in an Arts and Crafts" style screen, sort of like the one below that he saw on my website. We made that for a client who was a world traveler and had a large collection of Oceanic objects ....
We also got underchoice on an 18 wall of bookshelves and fireplace mantle ... Its a paint project, but it will have a great refined look when it gets to its home ... 
Were really just getting started ... more on that project later
Were also getting underchoice on an English elm oval shaped table which will also deserve a post of its own before long.
And Will is finishing up a vanity and mirror for a longtime client
The sink is actually routed from a 6" thick slab of onyx and the top edge thats left is 2" ... more on that later too ...
The mirror has some brass details
Yesterday, Trevor gave us a new meaning to the phrase working on a table ... Here he is, literally, working ON THE TABLE ! And, theres plenty of room if more of us wanted to get up there and work on it with him. ... And, this is less than half of it ... 3/7ths of it to be exact. Anychoice, its coming along. Today Jim set up a temporary frame for the whole table in my garage and it looks like I will 
The far end ... The first four sections not shown here have already been fitted and edged. Here, we are cutting the templates and the preparing the center sections for veneer ..
With the end section removed and the center section of the table now in its place ...
The temporary base in my garage with the steel tubing in place and the end caps welded on. Next, as each section is finished and the steel is primed, well put everything in place and bolt the table sections to the steel and they will be finished like that.
