Office Interior

This is Morvant Chiropractic Clinic here in Lafayette, LA on the College Point right across from the ULL athletic complex where Bertrand and College split. Dr. Jim Morvant has been in continuous operation for about thirty years bringing relief to local Acadiana residents myself included and yes, he is my Dad, my greatest supporter and my best salesman.


Console table at entryway made from reclaimed waste material.

We custom made this 16' x 11' reception desk specially for this space. We opened up the wall containing the typical sliding frosted glass window you see in doctor's offices and replaced it with a demi-wall and this giant beauty. The mahogany border and miter inlay really give this piece a refined feel.
                  
My father is not only a great chiropractor he's a very talented craftsman as well. 

(photos taken with an ipad)

Our farmhouse table

This is a table I made for my lovely wife. I must commend her for her patience because it took me nearly a year or more to put the time into it. It is made from pieces I had laying about the shop, some for several years. It is so hard for me to throw wood away just for this reason, someday I will find the perfect thing to make with it.

The center piece is a two foot wide slab that I purchased right around the time I met my wife about four and a half years ago. My lady loves simple rustic design so I left as much gray aged wood visible as I possibly could. 

I glued two 8" boards to the sides for extra width, hand planed all the edges and put a couple of coats of shellac. It was a nice departure from the complex, labor intensive work I usually do.

There are 117 apparent growth rings in the slab. The heart is right in the middle. It is usually the most  unstable parts of the tree, but this one only had a few small fractures. 

Custom Mahogany Dining Table

This African Mahogany table top is 4 feet wide and made from 2 pieces.

The tapered wedge and all other accents are made from Gaboon Ebony

Breadboard ends enhance the look of the table while keeping the top flat 

Mortise and tenon joints with small ebony pins hold the bases together and the large trestle with wedges  make the table both sturdy and handsome.  

salvaged cypress beams

What are we gonna do with all these beam ends? My friend Noah Mudge and I rethunkit into a little extra work space in our kitchens. A butcher block of coarse.

The cypress was green and it cracked alot when we brought it in the house. A little character never hurt anybody.



We rubbed in a little pure linseed oil. The top has a velvet like feel and it sucks up oil like a sponge.



The angle cuts are the cut-off side of a long scarf joint.

It is amazing how a little space makes a big difference.