About David Stine Woodworking

Every piece of furniture David Stine creates is one-of-a-kind. No two are alike.

David personally selects, harvests and mills all of the lumber he uses in his work. The wood is native to the southern region of Illinois where David’s shop and farm are located, and most of the lumber is harvested from family forests that David stewards himself to ensure proper sustainability and management. David culls only dead and dying trees, allowing new growth to flourish. He also works with local arborists to ensure that their lumber is properly utilized.

Design inspiration comes from the inner beauty of the wood itself, through the process of harvesting and sawing. As the boards are milled, David often sees what he will build, and every design maximizes the raw, natural and singular beauty of the wood.

Each piece is hand crafted using traditional methods of joinery and construction, with details clients can see and feel. Only environmentally safe finishes are used. David builds limited series of pieces from individual trees. Clients may also commission custom furniture, and often travel to David’s farm and woodshop in Dow, Illinois to choose their boards and meet privately with David.

David Stine’s work has been featured in Forbes Life, The Chicago Tribune, Hamptons Television, designspace, Architectural DC, Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion and St. Louis Magazine, where he was named one of St. Louis’ top 10 “green” entrepreneurs. His clients include actor and activist Michael J. Fox, architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen, political writer Andrew Sullivan, actor and director Chris Eigeman and Gordon and Carole Segal, the owners of Crate & Barrel.

David is a founding member of the Sustainable Furniture Council and a member of the Furniture Society, the St. Louis Craft Alliance and the American Craft Council.

Natural beauty, functional art. From David Stine Woodworking. www.stinewoodworking.com

Amagansett Table

Tabletop is a single, live-edge board of striking Black Walnut. Double sled base, also of Black Walnut. Natural linseed oil finish.

Dimensions: 50 inches by 60 inches, 16 inches high

Price: $9,000

Calhoun Side Tables

Single board top of Illinois Red Oak with Black Walnut mortise and tenon cloud-lift base. Natural edge. All-natural hand-rubbed linseed oil finish.

Dimensions: 22 deep, 24 wide, 24 tall

Price $1,350 each

Charlotte Table

Top features three matching two-inch thick solid Cherry boards, with inset bowtie keys and pins made of American Black Walnut. Splayed and tapered legs are Black Cherry. Apron is Black Walnut. Hand-rubbed linseed oil finish.

Dimensions: 8 feet long, 42 inches wide, 32 inches tall

Price: $6,450

Dow Oak Table

Works perfectly as a coffee table or bench. Top is a single board of White Oak with inset Black Walnut bowtie keys. Base is live edge Black Walnut with through-tenoned stretchers. Limited edition; this is the first in a small series.

Dimensions: 22 inches wide, 18 inches tall, 48 inches long

Price: $2,750

Jackson Table

Top is a thick cross section of old Sycamore, hand sawed, air dried and hand polished, with Black Walnut bowtie keys. Base is a simple cube of Black Walnut. Makes an extraordinary coffee table. One-of-a-kind.

Dimensions: 60 inches in diameter, 15 inches tall

Price: $5,800

Lowder Table

Top is made from a single board of Black Walnut, extremely rare for its size and soundness. The top features hand cut inlaid Black Walnut keys and spectacular flame crotch graining. Just six boards were milled from this tree, each with its own spectacular grain patterns. Three left in a series of six.

Dimensions: 9 feet, 6 inches long; 40 inches wide; 30 inches tall

Price: $15,000

Silver Maple Low Table

Single board top of Spalted Wormy Silver Maple with Hard Maple runners. First in a limited series of six.

Dimensions: 34 inches wide, 60 inches long, 14 inches tall

Price: $2,800

Strawn Table

The top features a single board top of very thick, live edge Sycamore. The slab base is figured, quarter-sawn Sycamore with saddle jointed stretcher.

Dimensions: 10 feet long, 48 inches wide, 31 inches tall.

Price: $12,000

Wave Bench

The double seat is made of one-inch thick American Black Walnut with a base of White Oak. The seat and base are joined with a series of individually hand cut and fitted saddle joints, which ensures strength and structural integrity. Hand-rubbed all-natural linseed oil finish.

Dimensions: 48 inches long, 30 inches wide, 18 inches high

Price: $5,600