A few weeks ago we went over to my dad's to celebrate his 60th birthday. It involved a lot of bbq, and a quick jaunt to David Marsh's
furniture studio where my dad works. We got to meet David (a super nice
guy by the way) because he was there working on a Saturday on cabinets
like these:
The doors are open because they are drying, but aren't they neat?
While
my dad has spent years making furniture and other wood-based art, he
also has experience welding,which is precisely what he's doing for Mr.
Marsh. He takes various pieces of scrap metal and old metal objects and
turns them into bases for tables, welding them so that the tops can be
fitted on and doing various cool finishes on the metal.
Here are a few pieces ready to be fitted with table tops
This is his favorite piece - I believe it's made out of an old sewing machine
The piece in the center of the photo is a good example of the finished product
It
was really cool to get an inside glimpse of the studio because David
Marsh is kind of a big deal, and also because it's a creative space
where my dad really enjoys working. I'm really happy for him to have
landed such an awesome gig, and not just because I want to snag some
stuff for myself wholesale :)
