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In building her
furniture Hayley Davison utilizes beautiful
hardwoods such as maple, walnut and oak along with
more exotic species such as Hawaiian koa
wood.
Hayley trained
at North Bennett Street School in Boston in
traditional 17th and 18th century woodworking
methods. She combines time-tested traditional
joinery such as handcut dovetails and mortise and
tenon with the natural beauty of wood to create
furniture that will last a lifetime and longer. Her
building techniques allow for wood movement- the
expansion and contraction that can loosen or even
pull apart poorly built joints over time.
To finish her
pieces, Hayley often uses a nontoxic and natural
oil and wax finish in several handrubbed coats that
can take up to two weeks to complete. While not as
fast and easy as a sprayed lacquer coat, this
traditional wood finish will become more beautiful
over time with the occasional application of a
little more oil and wax. An additional benefit to
this finish is that any future surface damage that
might occur is more readily repaired than with a
lacquer finish.
During her
career, Hayley has made hundreds of pieces of
furniture including tables, chairs, beds, dressers,
cabinets, chests, and Tansu cabinets, as well as
hand-bound books with wood covers, glass tile
mosaics, and more.
Please
contact Hayley with any
questions or for more information.
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