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WALT
STANLEY
Brookside Woodworking
Shaker-inspired
modern furniture, built one piece at a time, by hand. Commissions
welcomed.
420 River Street
Castleton, VT 05735
802-265-3682
Fax 802-265-8697
wjmastan@vermontel.net
www.brooksidewoodworking.com
Walt
Stanely's work in other furniture styles is featured on
I
grew
up in the beautiful Vermont countryside very near my present location.
While nurturing a life long interest in woodworking, I held many
other jobs from musician to truck driver. When I got the opportunity
to turn my hobby into a profession some years ago, I took it and
never looked back. I now spend my days in a one-man shop with
my dogs Brandy and Hooper (and any stray deer, turkeys or other
wildlife) in the middle of a Vermont cornfield. Nothing else gives
me the joy and satisfaction of building furniture, by hand, one
piece at a time. This care and personalized attention show in
the quality and beauty of my work. Craftsmanship you won't find
in mass-produced furniture. Craftsmanship that abounds in the
Guild of Vermont Furnituremakers.
Although
I am influenced by the classics such as Shaker and Arts and Crafts,
I generally don't do faithful reproductions of either, but rather
use their influence to guide my own designs. I think my work is
an extension of who I am and not so much a portfolio of what I
can do. I like the subtle and sometimes not so subtle mix of different
materials. Walnut pegs for a cherry piece. Slate tiles inset in
a tabletop. Inlay that forms a design within a design. All these
elements should enhance rather than dominate a piece of furniture.
My
creative abilities are not limited to what you see here, as my
work is almost exclusively custom designed pieces. I can work
from a sketch, a rough idea of pictures clipped from magazines.
If you like what you see, feel free to contact me. I have many
other pictures ready to e-mail and I can send a brochure via snail
mail.
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