There is more detail on the Monticello story HERE


This is a table from a cross section of the Tulip Poplar II 6′ off the ground.  The heart included dates it to 1808.
The tree came down in 2011.  I completed these two tables in 2018.
This cross section comes from about 25′ off the ground. The bases are black walnut.

Before this I made a number of smaller tables and benches the Monticello Tulip Poplar II.  Each table has a top of Monticello Tulip Poplar II and black walnut legs.  Each bench has a top from the Tulip Poplar II, and hand-hewn black walnut legs split and worked out by the West Virginia artisan Jim Lakiotes.  I finish dried them here and fit them to the tops.  Flat board tops have walnut skirts and legs. All tables are 17 1/2″ tall.  The finish is a conversion varnish, very tough and durable.

#17. 44″ long x 21″ wide, with tulip poplar butterfly keys top and bottom.
From the base of a large side branch. $4,000

Closeup of #17 butterfly joints. There is a mirroring set underneath to hold the slap securely together.

# 14.   35″ long x 20″ wide . $2,000


Monticello Tables from wide planks

19. 48″ long x 18 1/2″ wide, 17 1/2″ tall. $2,200
(may not be for sale, was at the Monticello Distribution Center)

21. 42″ long x 15″ wide, 17 1/2″ tall. $1,800
(may not be for sale, was at the Monticello Distribution Center)