All boards are hand planed on all surfaces. Only solid woods are used. Drawers and cases are held together with hand-cut dovetails. Legs are attached to frames with mortise-&-tenon joinery and secured with a peg. All carving is by hand (not by machine). Slotted screws and cut nails are used and rusted to look old. The finish is a dye with a shellac finish followed by a wipe-on varnish for protection. No spraying of finish nor CNC-machined parts or purchased parts are used. I make and carve all the parts.
Woods used are mahogany, walnut, cherry and curly maple for the primary woods and poplar for the secondary woods.
Most of my work is all custom orders. Send a photo or sketch or just let me know what you would like made and I can send you photos.
Dennis Bork has been chosen for the "Early American Life" magazine's "Traditional Directory of Craftsman", a juried directory, for 17 consecutive years: 1994-2010. He is also the recipient of the 2009 "Cartouche Award" from the Society of American Period Furniture Makers. The Award is given to celebrate a lifetime achievement of period furniture making.
Call us at 262-646-4911, 8AM - 8PM, CST or email for more information or freight charges.
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