Fig. 01  /  Angled tusk tenon  /  walnut

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Unstable Craft — heirloom furniture that comes apart, designed to move with you.

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Unstable — by name, not by nature

Heirloom furniture that comes completely apart.

Each piece is built by hand from local hardwoods using traditional joinery: tusk tenons and wedges. The parts slide together and lock tight, so you can put it together in minutes with no tools, then take it apart and move it from one chapter of life to the next.

Heirloom-qualityBuilt by hand to outlast its owner.
Knock-apartFlat-packs by hand, locks rock-solid.
Local & handmadeRegional hardwoods, one maker.
Classics, rethoughtOld forms, new joinery.

Browse by piece

A piece for every room. Each one built by hand, locked by a wedge, made to come apart and travel flat.

Panel trestle coffee table with a live-edge top, in a book-lined room Coffee Tables→ Flare · Throughline · 3-Piece Trestle dining table in front of a city window Dining Tables→ Flare · Spruce St. · 50/50 Bookcase shelves locked through the upright with wedged tusk tenons Bookcases→ Workshop · Canvas A live-edge record console with stacked open shelves Tiered Shelves→ Triple · Double Walnut keepsake box with a burl lid and wedged spline corners Smalls→ Keepsake · Simple Box Custom commission→ one-of-one · made with you

Made to move with you

A home isn't one place anymore. Every Unstable piece breaks down to a flat stack you can carry through a doorway and fit in a car, then rebuilds rock-solid by hand in minutes, no tools needed.

Local hardwoods, cut and fitted by hand. Traditional joints, re-engineered so they tighten as they lock, then let go when you're ready for the next room.

Hand-rubbing hardwax oil into a live-edge hardwood top
Hand-finished · hardwax oil

Commission a piece

Tell me what you need and where it will go. I'll put it together.

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