The largest living trees on Earth, Redwoods feature an equally awe-inspiring, deep reddish-brown wood, and handsomely figured grain - ranging from subtle, elegant patterns to the wild, curly figures and burl in the Live Edge Epoxy Resin Table featured here. Today, Kristopher is reaching legendary status himself, transforming natural edge slabs into gorgeous high-end tables – from coffee tables to conference tables – building a variety of pieces for his avid clients. Plus, Kristopher learned his craft from Jim Parodi, the Redwood Burl legend.
Granted, he’s quite familiar with the wood slabs, having created several dining tables from both of the Bidwell trees. While the color of each Bidwell Bastogne Walnut slab varies greatly, you can expect deep, beautiful browns with marble-like variegation, and fiddleback figure throughout the grain.Įxactly what Kristopher Kirkpatrick masterfully dramatizes in this Traditional Live Edge Slab Table design. Characterized by rich color and endless movement in the grain, it’s a piece you can stare at for hours. An exemplary piece design by Kristopher Kirkpatrick, the exquisite Bastogne Walnut Dining Table featured here came from our Bastogne supply.Ī rare hybrid species found in Northern California, Bastogne Walnut is a blend of California English Walnut and Claro Walnut, and the densest of the Walnut trees. Part of the GL Reserve, our Bidwell Collection includes an assortment of elite wood slabs salvaged from two, historic 150-year-old Walnut trees - one Bastogne Walnut, the other Claro Walnut. In fact, when you choose a Live Edge Epoxy Resin Table, you’re picking an absolutely custom-designed work of art - even if someone else grabs a live edge slab from the same tree and picks the same resin, your finished table will be completely different. The beauty is that any of these approaches can be applied to create a new look, while retaining the original, organic appearance of the slab. Adding an extra protective layer to the wood slabs’s surface to make it even more resistant to chips, cracks, discoloration, and burns.Integrating memorabilia or other objects into the table’s cast.Creating more conventional shapes out of unconventional logs.Smoothing out sharp or awkward edges without cutting or sanding them off.Incorporating a myriad of different color resins to complement the natural wood.Using epoxy resin, the furniture designer instantly gains a range of new design options and techniques, including: By casting a live edge slab in clear or colored epoxy resin, or filling in open, “negative spaces” in the wood slab, the designer can evolve a traditional live edge style into a more modern design. It gives them the ability to infuse high character natural edge slabs with more utility, durability, and practicality than their sometimes impractical shapes and outlines could otherwise provide. And ultimately an heirloom to be passed down for generations.Ī newer approach, a Live Edge Epoxy Resin design opens up even more possibilities for Live Edge Furniture designers. One that transforms your dining room into an awe-inspiring room of connection.
Making it both a one-of-a-kind piece of nature and a functional piece of art. Every single Live Edge Dining Table is organically unlike any other table on earth.
It introduces a way to showcase and celebrate the beauty of natural wood – and a particular tree’s natural look – beyond ordinary shapes and sizes. While any table is meaningful, a Live Edge Dining Table adds a timeless, durable, uniquely captivating twist on the common wood table. Not just to eat, but to connect and share, laugh and cry, reflect and play. It’s where we gather with family and friends. Just one piece of furniture in our homes, the dining room table is arguably the most important. The greatest example of a Traditional Live Edge design is the classic Live Edge Dining Table. As you’ll see in the following examples, today’s burgeoning Live Edge Furniture category can be defined by two design approaches: Traditional Live Edge designs and Live Edge Epoxy Resin designs.
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