The Golden Rule

True to the Hardware Dealers' Golden Rule, all of our AT-95 product is always well-stocked and ready to ship at a moment's notice. Guaranteed to arrive on your doorstep in 10 days or less.

( source: OLD CHUM )

Industrial Decay

Industrial Decay started as a flickr group that now has over 40,000 pictures and 4500 members and the blog is a selection of the week's best photos. These dystopian images both intrigue and bewilder the viewer with scenes of lonesome decay. In a world progressing faster and faster, it's always good to stop once in a while and look at where our roots lie.


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Precisionism

Introducing: Precisionism. The painstakingly rendered industrial landscapes relates to the craftsmanship and care we put into every piece of furniture we sell. You can find out more about precisionism here.

Charles Scheeler
Classic Landscape 1931

Rolling Power 1939

Charles Demuth
Aucassiu and Nicolette 1921

Chimney and Watertower 1931

Edward Hopper
Early Sunday Morning 1930

Manhattan Bridge Loop 1928

A Piece of Our Industrial Past

Our foundry pieces look great, but they seem even better when you dig deeper and get some history on them...

"Wood craftsmen begin by making a model of the desired metal object from hardwood, using lathes, and planes, which were all powered by the Knight Wheels. The model, called a pattern, is then placed in a casting flask, in its simplest form a topless and bottomless box split in half around its perimeter. The flask is placed on a board and a sand mixture (containing seacoal, bentonite, clay, and pitch) poured and rammed around the pattern. The additives harden and stabilize the sand so that the flask can be split apart and the pattern removed leaving an exact impression or mold in the sand. The pattern can be reused almost indefinitely to create more molds in additional casting flasks. A channel or gate is left in the sand so that when the flask is rejoined, the ironworkers can pour the molten iron into it through the opening. When the iron has solidified the flask is broken apart, destroying the sand mold in the process, to reveal the rough casting."
-http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Knight_Foundry

These wood molds make great statement pieces for any room and are unique conversation starters.

New Tabletops

We've just installed four tabletops in our new finish and we think they turned out great! It was a bit of a process getting one of them on though...

These tops are part of our new line of component tables where you can choose the size of the top, pick out a base and stretcher and even choose a stencil for the edge of the table. We'd love to hear what you think!