I build my furniture from Maine-sourced lumber, some of which is repurposed. My pieces are "bench made", meaning that they are made one at a time using traditional methods, including green woodworking and hand-made dovetails. I typically use several layers of different-colored milk as a finish, giving a time-worn look.

I replicate those early American pieces that I feel are beautifully designed, well made, and will withstand the test of time.

Handcrafted Furniture Made in Maine

Items currently available
Birdcage Windsor side chair in yellow milk paint $250
Birdcage Windsor side chair in yellow milk paint $250

These chairs date from the 1840s and are typically used as kitchen/dining room chairs. I have a set of six on hand.

Tilt-top side table with turned cherry base and curly maple top, $245. 25 1/2 inches tall; top is 18x18 inches. Danish oil finish. One of two available.
Tilt-top side table with turned cherry base and curly maple top, $245

25 1/2 inches tall; top is 18×18 inches. Danish oil finish. One of two available.

Pine board gateleg table
Pine board gateleg table $950.00

Pine board top, hand-turned cherry legs and stretchers. Single hand dovetailed drawer.

 

Small candle stand with turned, black milk-paint base and birdseye maple top, $125
Candle stand with turned black milk-paint base, birdseye maple top $125

Product Details
23 1/2 inches tall, top is 13 1/2 inches in diameter. Top is finished in Danish oil.

Cherry Queen Anne end table with cabriole legs $445.00
Cherry Queen Anne end table with cabriole legs $445.00

Product Details
Finished in polyurethane. Drawer has hand-cut dovetails. Set of two available. Top 20 by 20 inches, 28 inches tall.

Tavern table with turned legs and stretchers $395.00
Tavern table with turned legs and stretchers $395.00

Product Details
Maple with pine top. Drawer has hand-cut dovetails; top has “bread-board” ends. Finished with red and black milk paint.

Maple candle box hand dovetailed corners $50.00
Maple candle box hand dovetailed corners $50.00

Maple candle box with hand dovetailed corners and sliding top, finished in red milk paint. 12″ x 6″ x 6″.

Spice cabinet in cherry $275.00 >>>
Spice cabinet in cherry $275.00 >>>

This cabinet has eight hand dovetailed drawers plus three hidden drawers. The sides and top are also dovetailed; the door has an arched panel. It is finished in Danish oil. 19″ high, 16″ wide, and 12″ deep.

Spice cabinet in cherry
Spice cabinet in cherry

This cabinet has eight hand dovetailed drawers plus three hidden drawers. The sides and top are also dovetailed; the door has an arched panel. It is finished in Danish oil. 19″ high, 16″ wide, and 12″ deep.

Country Chippendale mirror $120.00
Country Chippendale mirror $120.00

Maple finished in red milk paint or clear polyurethane. 16″ x 12″

Adjustable music stand of cherry
Adjustable music stand of cherry $295.00

Adjustable music stand of cherry with ash spindles. Turned central post, three hand-shaped cabriole legs.

Blue primitive wall box with raised panel door
Blue primitive wall box with raised panel door $125.00

Maple finished in red milk paint or clear polyurethane. 16″ x 12″

Jewelry chest in cherry with panel doors and inside drawers
Jewelry chest $195

Cherry jewelry chest with raised panel doors and four interior drawers

Reproduction working coffee grinde
Reproduction working coffee grinder $95

Reproduction working coffee grinder in cherry with splined mitered corners for strength.

Pipe box in pine
Pipe box in pine $75

Pipe box in pine with drawer finished in black and red milk paint

Stand-up desk $250
Stand-up desk $250

Aged mustard milk paint.  Lift top, 48″ tall, 28″ wide, 22″ deep.

Salt pepper grinders scaled $55 the pair
Salt pepper grinders scaled $55 the pair

Bases of turned cherry, 4″ tall

Scalloped wall shelf $95
Scalloped wall shelf $95

In dull-red milk paint, made of repurposed basswood, 31″ wide, 28″ tall, 8″ deep.

Hoopback Windsor side chair $295 each
Hoopback Windsor side chair $295 each

Hoopback Windsor side chair in black milk paint, set of six available

Cherry end table $225
Cherry end table $225

Cherry end table with drawer, finished in Danish oil.28 inches tall, 20 inch square top

Tall kitchen stool $150
Tall kitchen stool $150

Tall kitchen stool with turned maple legs. 30 3/4 inches tall, 13 3/4 inch cherry seat

About us - Location

Forrest Booney

I’ve had a lifelong interest in both furniture building and early Americana. My principal hobby of woodworking evolved into a small business when I retired; you can find me most days working in my shop.

A customer at a craft show once asked me if I had a gallery. “Well, the term ‘gallery’ is a bit grand”, I said. “It’s more like an upstairs room in my barn.”

ADDRESS:
296 Simpson Rd
Buxton, ME 04093

HOURS:
By chance or call ahead: 207.341.2789

EMAIL: forrest.bonney@gmail.com

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