Page 42 - The Hunt - Summer 2024
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(Above and below) Two standouts from Mooberry’s diverse portfolio.
40 THE HUNT MAGAZINE
summer 2024
Among the treasured images of times gone by is that of a furniture maker at work, a well-worn tool in hand, ishaping or smoothing a piece of raw wood, the shop floor littered with sawdust and shavings. These days, there are cabinetmakers still at work in their shops and studios across our region. Skilled professionals making high-quality bespoke pieces, they all share the same attention to detail. In lesser hands, a tool biting into wood could spell disaster.
Each artisan is different in vision and approach. It’s often where craft becomes art. “I had a customer who recently told me, ‘I need a chess table that can also be used as a desk,’” says Doug Mooberry.
Mooberry and his team at Unionville’s Kinloch Woodworking took up the challenge, designing a table with an intricate inlay of dogwood flowers, matching chairs and even chess pieces. “I know the customer, and I know what he likes,” Mooberry says.
