The many beautifully crafted desks produced by Guild members are amongst the most popular items we feature here. Each desk has its own origin and story and meets its user with its own personal history. This is no ... Read more
The Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers "Current Work" exhibition at the Vermont State House - running through October 21, 2016 - features a lot of impressive furniture by our members. Here is the story of one of ... Read more
We often talk about the quality of wood that goes into furniture making, and while the best wood helps to make the best furniture, make no mistake, it's the furniture maker who turns that wood into a beautiful piece of ... Read more
Upcycling is an easy and innovative way to minimize your footprint on the environment, and the practice is a common one among the members of the Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers. It is always incredible to see what ... Read more
It has been a long road to making furniture for Steve Robinson. He has always worked with wood, but his journey to find his passion took him through many different jobs before he became the craftsman he is today. ... Read more
To help guide our customers in their furniture choices – and unveil the art of furniture-making -- we are proud to offer a blog series on the topic of wood grain and figure. In this series (click for first, ... Read more
To help guide our customers in their furniture choices – and unveil the art of furniture-making -- we are proud to offer a blog series on the topic of wood grain and figure. In the first blog post in this series, ... Read more
To help guide our customers in their furniture choices – and unveil the art of furniture-making -- we are proud to offer a blog series on the topic of wood grain and figure. This is the second article in our series. ... Read more
To help guide our customers in their furniture choices – and unveil the art of furniture-making -- we are proud to offer a blog series on the topic of wood grain and figure. First off, what are we even talking ... Read more
Here we will take a look at the details of the figure of a Hugh Shackleton piece. It's the base of a coffee table that ultimately had a glass top in place. "Honestly I never imagined this piece of wood to turn out ... Read more
