I am still crazed at work, so I must be brief, but I think you’re going to love these pieces!
The (unnamed) artist behind Made By Woodhand wanders around New York City, salvaging wood. She then turns that forgotten, unwanted scrap into mind-bogglingly complex, perfect pieces of furniture. Her woods are matched for type and grain, then cut with a precision I can only dream of. (When I am building something with wood, it is always measured perfectly, then cut poorly. I suck at sawing.) The salvaged wood pieces are then merged to create quilt-like patterned tables, headboards, clocks, cutting boards, and mirrors.
The Artist’s Instagram is full of lovely making-of photos, and her website is a ton of fun, too. Enjoy! I promise I’ll make a little more sense tomorrow. Maybe.
February 26, 2016 at 7:07 am
The are such detailed pieces! Truly beautiful, indeed.
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February 26, 2016 at 8:29 am
I can’t imagine what goes into them. She must be a wiz at math!
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February 26, 2016 at 9:04 am
Exactly! And, I know I’m totally not!
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February 26, 2016 at 9:45 am
Same here.
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February 26, 2016 at 7:20 am
I would love to have the second picture
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February 26, 2016 at 8:30 am
I love the optical illusion that pattern creates!
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February 26, 2016 at 10:05 am
I love these! Different shades of wood are the primary “theme” in my living room. I would fill my house with these if I could. And you made perfect sense. You even slipped and Esty joke in there.
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February 26, 2016 at 10:18 am
You know me and my Etsy jokes!
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February 26, 2016 at 11:13 am
The marquetry is amazing. The precision, skill, the math involved impresses me. I associate marquetry with being quite old-fashioned but these pieces strike me as being pretty modern. I saw that jar of heads and just knew you were going to have to mention Etsy.
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February 26, 2016 at 12:36 pm
I really can’t help myself . . .
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February 26, 2016 at 12:54 pm
There are worse things to be OCD about.
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February 26, 2016 at 3:22 pm
These pieces are lovely! Thanks for sharing, I will definitely be checking out her website!
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February 26, 2016 at 6:42 pm
Glad you like them!
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February 26, 2016 at 7:01 pm
A bit out of my price range at the moment 😯
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February 26, 2016 at 7:24 pm
Understood. However, you’ve inspired the theme for next week’s Etsomnia, so stay tuned. We might find you something more in your budget!
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February 26, 2016 at 7:48 pm
Ooooh! Such a teaser…. Can’t wait!
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March 3, 2016 at 10:37 am
Hi! I wanted to let you know that the headboard post is live now, in case you wanted to check it out. Also, I found a few items which, although they didn’t make it into the post, I still thought you might want to look at. If you email me at contact@myonebeautifulthing.com, I’ll be happy to send them along. Thanks!
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March 3, 2016 at 10:45 am
I just saw your post! Some really cool ones there.
Thanks! I’ll email you right now…
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February 26, 2016 at 3:42 pm
I’ll bet she has a very good high tech saw. You can’t do this with a hand saw.
Oh man. We’ve been headboardless for years. I’ve been waiting for a special headboard. You may have helped me find it.
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February 26, 2016 at 6:42 pm
Oh, boy! That makes me sooo happy.
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March 3, 2016 at 4:38 pm
Hi! I wanted to let you know that I found a few items which, although they didn’t make it into the post, I still thought you might want to look at. If you email me at contact@myonebeautifulthing.com, I’ll be happy to send them along. Thanks!
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March 3, 2016 at 6:23 pm
You know, I’m tempted to try my hand at creating my own–when things calm down here a bit.
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March 3, 2016 at 7:10 pm
Ooh! I’m intrigued! Hope you’ll share your design ideas!
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February 26, 2016 at 3:46 pm
Reblogged this on ARHtistic License.
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February 29, 2016 at 12:59 pm
These are amazing!
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February 29, 2016 at 2:39 pm
They are truly beautiful. I’d love to see one in person. They seem like they’d be a pleasure to touch, too.
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March 3, 2016 at 2:20 pm
Amazing work.
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March 3, 2016 at 4:34 pm
It really is!
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May 19, 2017 at 11:48 am
These are amazing! I cannot imagine even attempting these!
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May 19, 2017 at 12:43 pm
They really are mind-boggling. So creative!
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September 14, 2019 at 10:00 pm
Could be much more professional with a headless pin nailer. Brad holes scream amateur.
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September 15, 2019 at 11:20 am
You think brad holes are amateur? Well, I had to look up both of those terms, so I think I win the amateur title! Thank you. I learned something today!
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