Edward Wohl's custom designs are created from a variety of solid hardwoods, including bird's-eye maple, black cherry, white oak and walnut. (Matching veneers may be used in drawer bottoms and cabinet backs.) In each piece, the wood has been chosen for its dramatic figuring or attractive grain, enhanced by a clear, hand-rubbed finish. No stains are used.

Our creations are noted for their graceful proportions, flowing lines, seamless joinery and silky smoothness even in the hidden parts you'll never see or touch.

Most of the pieces displayed here were created in response to an individual customer's request, so the actual items shown are not available for purchase. If you see something you like, please feel free to contact us to discuss such particulars as choice of wood, dimensional requirements and delivery schedule.

Chairs

Curly Maple Rocking Chair - 2008

Curly Maple Rocking Chair - Detail - 2008

Cherry Rocking Chair - 2009

Cherry Rocking Chair - Detail - 2009

Slat Chairs - 2005

We spent a long time building and testing prototypes before deciding on a design. There were three or four versions before this chair which is both very comfortable and structurally sound. We have built more than 80 dining chairs.

Slat Chair - Profile - 2005

Dining room slat chair, cherry.

Slat Chair - Rear View - 2005

Slat Chair - Detail - 2005

Slat Chair - Back Detail - 2005

Cherry Upholstered Armchair - 2006

Benches & Stools

Walnut Upholstered Settee - 2006

Designed for a client in Cleveland, OH for the entrance to their home on Lake Erie.

Walnut Upholstered Settee - Joinery Detail - 2006

Bench / Coffee Table - 2000

We have made this design in a variety of sizes. Any version can be used as a bench or coffee table — the coffee table version is often wider and longer than those pictured, but any size will work for both.

The middle bench is bird's eye maple and the top and bottom benches are cherry. They can be made in the wood of your choice.

Bird's Eye Maple Bench / Coffee Table - 2008

16" high X 48" wide X 13" deep

Bird's Eye Maple Stool - 2008

16" high X 22" wide X 12" deep

Cherry Bench / Coffee Table - 2004

16" high X 48" wide X 16" deep

Cherry Bench / Coffee Table - 2007

16" high X 48" wide X 13" deep

Cherry Stool - 2007

16" high X 22" wide X 13" deep

White Oak Slat Bench - 2012

White Oak Slat Bench - Inscription Detail - 2012

Dining Tables

Cherry Table with Slat Chairs - 2004

This table and chairs were designed for a customer in Washington DC. It was designed for a specific space so the dimensions were critical. Closed the table is 5' 9" long and 42" wide. With one19" wide leaf the table is 7' 4" long.

Cherry Table - 2004

Closed the table is 5' 9" long and 42" wide. With one19" wide leaf the table is 7' 4" long.

Cherry Pedestal Table - 2008

29" high X 48" round

Cherry Pedestal Table Base - 2008

This table base with slight variations in size has been used on many tables tops of different sizes. All the tables with this design have used wood tops but it would be beautiful with a glass top which would allow the sculptural base to be seen.

Walnut Dining Table - 2012

Walnut Dining Table - Profile - 2012

Walnut Dining Table - With Leaf - 2012

Bird's Eye Maple Dining Table with Cherry Slat Chairs - 2008

29" high x 9' long x 48" wide. This table was designed for a nearby artist friend. Their new house had a very large great room with an open kitchen and double living room. This 9' long table filled the space beautifully.

Bird's Eye Maple Dining Table with Cherry Slat Chairs - 2008

Bird's Eye Maple Pedestal Table with Slat Chairs and Lazy Suzan - 2008

This customer from Sacramento, CA called me to discuss making a 20" lazy susan for her existing table. We had a long and friendly conversation which ended with me designing and making a model of a potential 60" round table. She subsequently ordered the table and lazy susan. The following summer she ordered six cherry slat dining chairs.

Bird's Eye Maple Pedestal Table Base - 2008

I designed this base by making a scale model. I had the image of a waiter holding up a round tray and the top structural members being the fingers.

Bird's Eye Maple Pedestal Table with Lazy Suzan - 2008

Bird's Eye Maple Pedestal Table - 2008

Coffee & End Tables

Bubinga Hall Table - 1998

This hall table is made of the African wood, bubinga. The top is out of a spectacularly figured sample of the wood. I purchased this 15" wide board form an import wood dealer in New Jersey in 1976. As I was designing and building a hall table of white oak I remembered this long-stored piece of beautiful wood and made a second table top from that one board.

Bubinga Hall Table - Detail - 1998

Curly Cherry Side Table - 1999

I had a commission to build a walnut side table to sit next to a customers Barca Lounger. The size was specific — 27" high, 24" wide, and 15" deep. I liked the proportions well enough to build a second table from some highly figured cherry that I had been saving, and that table is now in our living room.

Cherry Hall Table - 2007

This custom sofa table was designed and built for an acquaintance in Spring Green, WI. Little details like the continuous sculpted drawer handles added a lot of time to the construction.

Figured Cherry Coffee Table with Shelf - 2002

16" high x 48" wide x 16" deep

Cherry Hall Table - 1998

36" high x 60" wide x 13" deep

Bird's Eye Maple Side Table - 1996

22" high x 22" wide x 22" deep. We have made this side table in many sizes and different woods.

Chests, Cabinets, & Dressers

Upholstered Curly White Oak Blanket Chest - 2002

40" wide x 18" high x 19" deep. The beautiful Upholstery material was hand woven by my niece, Heidi Wolfe.

Upholstered Curly White Oak Blanket Chest - Open - 2002

Bird's Eye Maple Blanket Chest - 2000

18" high x 33" wide x 21" deep. We designed this size blanket chest to fit inside the larges size box that UPS would accept without an overcharge.

Bird's Eye Maple Blanket Chest - Open - 2000

Curly Cherry Blanket Chest - 2000

18" high x 33" wide x 21" deep

Curly Cherry Blanket Chest - Open - 2000

Figured Cherry Jewelry Cabinet - 2006

This cabinet was designed and built for a very close friend who had been collecting turquoise jewelry for decades. The panel on the front door is made from the most figured and unusual cherry I have ever seen.

Figured Cherry Cabinet - Open Door - 2006

Beneath the top four drawers there are five pullout shelves with trays that lift out. The panel on the front of door has the most unusual cherry I have ever seen. There is a lock on the front edge of the door.

Figured Cherry Cabinet - Open Drawer - 2006

The drawers have different layouts of dividers designed by the owner.

Figured Cherry Cabinet - Back - 2006

The four drawers have a lock located on the back of the cabinet.

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Small Cabinets & Jewelry Chests

Ebony Knife Collector's Cabinet - 2012

8" high x 14" wide x 9" deep. I have built seven of these cabinets over a period of nine years for a customer who collects expensive hand made knives.

Ebony Knife Collector's Cabinet - 2012

Each of the four drawers are divided into nine sections, one for each knife.

Ebony Knife Collector's Cabinet - Back - 2012

The lock is on the back.

Ebony Knife Collector's Cabinet - Detail - 2012

The drawer slides are part of the drawer and the handles are sculpted out of the drawer fronts.

Curly and Quilted Maple Jewelry Box - 1996

This small jewelry box, one of several of this style that I have made, was built for my daughter Mikaela. The top is a piece of quilted maple from big leaf maple tree cut on an island in Puget Sound. The figure is extraordinary.

Curly and Quilted Maple Jewelry Box - Open - 1996

With the lid open the two lift out trays are accessible.

Curly and Quilted Maple Jewelry Box - Inside - 1996

With the trays lifted out, the bottom, which is divided into nine sections, is accessible. All the compartments are lined with Ultra Suede.

Curly and Quilted Maple Jewelry Box - Detail - 1996

Small ebony dovetail spline.

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Desks & File Cabinets

Cherry Curved-Front Desk - 2011

This was probably the most complex piece of furniture I have ever designed and built. The customer, a very close friend, wanted an L-shaped desk to fit in a specific spot in her home office and studio. An L- shape was not an answer that either of us liked. On and off for a year I worked on sketches. Just when my friend and I were about to give up, I started sketching curves, producing the lovely, though extremely complicated design.

Cherry Curved-Face Desk - 2011

The drawers were all curved and the handles sculpted out of the thick wood that I started with. This required many complicated jigs and patterns to construct. It took many hours to make the jigs and then slowly remove small amounts of wood at a time to reach the final curve and shape. The end frame and panel is also curved.

Cherry Curved-Face Desk w/ Low-Back Slat Chair - 2011

The chair in the photograph is a version of my slat dining chair, however the chair my friend uses is a Herman Miller Aeron chair, designed by my close friend and mentor, Bill Stumpf.

Bird's Eye Maple Desk with Cabinets and Slat Chair - 2001

Designed and built for a customer in Denver, this desk was made to his specifications as to size, number of drawers, and two pull out shelves adding extra work space. The chair is an early version of my slat chair.

Maple Desk with Aluminum Legs - 2000

This desk was built to the exact specifications for a customer in Baltimore. The design was similar to other desk I have designed. The turned aluminum legs were the idea of the customer. They made building the desk interesting and challenging.

Bird's Eye Maple Desk with Aluminum Legs - Detail - 2000

The drawer slides are machined out of the drawer sides and the handle is sculpted out of the drawer front.

Bird's Eye Maple Desk with Stand-Alone Cabinets - 1996

Three pieces designed for a customer in Chicago. The file cabinets both have pull out shelves for extra work space. All three pieces were designed to fit the customer's space.