Hello everyone! My name is Allan and I live in High Point, NC. A lot of you know High Point as the "Furniture Capital of the World" 
, but oddly enough it does not seem like there are very many individual furniture makers here. I didn't move here though for the furniture market / industry, though since moving here I've found the industry to be very interesting and have a yearn to be a part of it in my own way. It doesn't seem like there are many individual furniture makers here though. I know of a couple, but since most of the focus here is on the large industry players, it doesn't seem like there is a group / club / organization or anything like that for the individual makers.
I've always been interested in wood working, but only in the last year or so have I started to take to the idea of making my own furniture. I have started small, making a large shelf over, and a 2-drawer cabinet for detergent and such that sits in-between, our washer / dryer for my wife. My last project was a desktop for myself, made with maple on "standing desk" legs that raise and lower so that I don't end up sitting all day for work. I like the "mid-century modern" style stuff, clean simple lines, etc., and I'm attracted to the idea of furniture as 'functional art', though I know it'll be a while before anything I make would be considered art by anyone other than myself.
Lastly, I find myself attracted to local'ish (North American) woods and 100% natural finishes (such as Walrus Oil), but admit that the "hard wax oils" are interesting and the woods from South America and Africa are in many cases absolutely stunning.
Thanks,
Allan
, but oddly enough it does not seem like there are very many individual furniture makers here. I didn't move here though for the furniture market / industry, though since moving here I've found the industry to be very interesting and have a yearn to be a part of it in my own way. It doesn't seem like there are many individual furniture makers here though. I know of a couple, but since most of the focus here is on the large industry players, it doesn't seem like there is a group / club / organization or anything like that for the individual makers. I've always been interested in wood working, but only in the last year or so have I started to take to the idea of making my own furniture. I have started small, making a large shelf over, and a 2-drawer cabinet for detergent and such that sits in-between, our washer / dryer for my wife. My last project was a desktop for myself, made with maple on "standing desk" legs that raise and lower so that I don't end up sitting all day for work. I like the "mid-century modern" style stuff, clean simple lines, etc., and I'm attracted to the idea of furniture as 'functional art', though I know it'll be a while before anything I make would be considered art by anyone other than myself.
Lastly, I find myself attracted to local'ish (North American) woods and 100% natural finishes (such as Walrus Oil), but admit that the "hard wax oils" are interesting and the woods from South America and Africa are in many cases absolutely stunning.
Thanks,
Allan
