Walnut chair and end table
Walnut rocker w/ Italian leather coil spring seat, hickory back splats and wear runners on rocker bottoms
Walnut couch and footstool upholstered with Italian leather
two step footstool in walnut and hickory
Just finished a pair of these in southern yellow pine
Elizabeth’s chair in cherry
conoid chair in cherry and curly maple with hickory back splats
Grandson step stool in ash, hickory, walnut, and basswood.
upholstered and carved black walnut couch, conoid style middle legs, dovetails, front to side rail.
elliptical red meranti “walking” end table
upholstered cherry sewing chair
A 10” chef’s knife and a paring knife. The handles are from old growth Roman olive wood, the block is old growth mahogany, the blade is 67 layer Damascus steel.
knockdown oak table and 2 chairs
asymmetrical dovetailed rosewood box - spalted new growth lower left
““With the mud of the earth, make a cup from which your brother can drink.” Antonio Machado”
go to the fridge and get a beer- this (below) is a 20 minute video.
sculpture for the Lexington Woodworker's Guild show. "Out of the Box"
oak on fire- red oak and red cedar
behind the plate- an ode to the catcher
white oak (left) and red oak rocking chairs
occasional chairs in walnut
aspen panels (1/16" thick) , walnut frame, walnut, maple, cherry base (l-r)
cherry craftsman style coffee table
a Sam Maloof (low back occasional chair)- George Nakashima (conoid chair) mash in cherry w/ the cherry pedestal table
walnut and maple cradle w/mobile
Mobile for the cradle
a slideshow of some of my work
steve mckenna
I am continuing my custom furniture business after 43 years as a union carpenter in and around the Boston area. The values that I prize in my work are the quality of craftsmanship, the aesthetic value of each and every piece, and the care and thoughtfulness that I put into the process on each and every stool, table, chair, and desk that I build. I have an obvious affinity for curves, as you can see. Straight lines are necessary (for reference) but a curve plane or line is so much more appealing to the touch and to the eye. I believe (and this is quoting Jeri Osgood) that a straight line is a missed opportunity.
Member : Lexington Woodworker’s Guild
Eastern Massachusetts Guild of Woodworkers
Carpenter’s Union Local #275
Walnut couch and footstool, upholstered with Italian leather
