Loki Custom Furniture

What's going on in the shop - in photos and words

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#blackouttuesday https://www.instagram.com/p/CA7xytSp5Yw/?igshid=4rfksffxgun6

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Quick update for all my fellow small business owners. The SBA has their Covid-19 disaster loan program up and running. Please go to https://www.sba.gov/ and get in an application. It is a preliminary application that only takes a few minutes to fill out. Stay healthy and safe! @sbagov https://www.instagram.com/p/B-eftpsp-2q/?igshid=l1eo0h0eba5p

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Reaching out to all my woodworking and metalworking friends. Masks and respirators are in seriously short supply..... please go through your stuff and see what you can donate to local nurses and hospitals. The first image is of an N95 mask which is sold out everywhere and desperately needed. The second is a welding respirator by @miller_welders called the LPR-100 which has replaceable filters. Anything and everything you have and can donate will help. Everyone knows someone who's a nurse so make a few phone calls and help out with whatever you can donate. #covid_19 #covid19donations https://www.instagram.com/p/B99wKtYJd-d/?igshid=1lcyqhejeqdme

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Reflecting back to 16 years ago when I threw all caution to the wind and started my own custom furniture business. I rented a building attached to a machine shop in my old neighborhood in East Boston and got up and running. This is where it all began. . . . . . #thisiswhereitbegan #herestothefuture #lokifurniture #lokicustomfurniture #northshoremafurniture #customfurniture #furnituremaker #customfurnituredesign #furnituredesign #handmade #madeinmassachusetts #northshoremassachusetts #newenglandmade #newenglandcustomfurniture #essexcountyma https://www.instagram.com/p/B97U2w8HBMG/?igshid=jkf6x50jdic3

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Plugging away during these uncertain times. Stay safe and be kind. . . . . 📸 @reframedbylizabethlaceyphoto #lokifurniture #lokicustomfurniture #northshoremafurniture #customfurniture #furnituremaker #customfurnituredesign #furnituredesign #handmade #madeinmassachusetts #northshoremassachusetts #newenglandmade #newenglandcustomfurniture #essexcountyma https://www.instagram.com/p/B91TUktJ6l7/?igshid=1r9d3cclci4tq

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Safety first friends- Stay grounded and healthy out there! . . . #lokifurniture #lokicustomfurniture #weldfumeextraction #steel #capturedperspective #dontloseyourhead #stayhealthy #safetyfirst #whathappenswhenmywifeshootsintheshop 📸by @reframedbylizabethlaceyphoto #northshoremafurniture #customfurniture #furnituremaker #customfurnituredesign #furnituredesign #handmade #madeinmassachusetts #northshoremassachusetts #newenglandmade #newenglandcustomfurniture #essexcountyma https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rOS7jJk36/?igshid=n21kryz9cxh4

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Throwback to 25 years ago as a sculpture major at @massartboston I've been obsessed with combining wood and metal for quite a while. . . . . #tbt #throwbackthursday #massart #massartboston #sculpture #collegedays #woodandmetalsculptures #totems #modernsculpture #artschoolbeard #lokifurniture #lokicustomfurniture #northshoremafurniture #customfurniture #furnituremaker #customfurnituredesign #furnituredesign #handmade #madeinmassachusetts #northshoremassachusetts #newenglandmade #newenglandcustomfurniture #essexcountyma https://www.instagram.com/p/B9oW6Kapj1H/?igshid=1ig9kixo5acap

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Poplar mockup of a fun table base.... following images show layouts for carving joints. Final base will be 4 legs oak and two in painted maple with a glass top. . . . #lokifurniture #lokicustomfurniture #northshoremafurniture #customfurniture #furnituremaker #customfurnituredesign #furnituredesign #handmade #madeinmassachusetts #northshoremassachusetts #newenglandmade #newenglandcustomfurniture #essexcountyma #glasstoptable #joinery #solidwood https://www.instagram.com/p/B9l7JsrpvgQ/?igshid=vkhtbqziwl4p

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Side table bases minus their granite tops . . . #twofortuesday #lokifurniture #lokicustomfurniture #northshoremafurniture #customfurniture #furnituremaker #customfurnituredesign #furnituredesign #handmade #madeinmassachusetts #northshoremassachusetts #newenglandmade #newenglandcustomfurniture #essexcountyma #steelbase #patinadsteel #patina #sidetable #modernfurniture https://www.instagram.com/p/B9khJzcnuQ0/?igshid=qiypskf4ku92

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Shop cleaning and organization day! #lokicustomfurniture #lokifurniture #bronzechips #bronzeshavings #acleanshopisahappyshop https://www.instagram.com/p/B81H7LSHI2g/?igshid=1o1bo002mriff

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Tried out a portable exhaust system in the shop which means finally no rotten egg smell in the shop doing winter patina work.... worked like a charm! #lokicustomfurniture #lokifurniture #rolledsteel #blackenedandlacquered #walnut #diningtable #deliveredontime https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ybdkKnCKF/?igshid=1wprwjhd6o8a1

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Ode to Richard Serra's tilted arc or parts for a table base. #lokicustomfurniture #lokifurniture #steelbase #coldrolledsteel #rolledsteel #steelflatbar #modernfurniture #curves https://www.instagram.com/p/B8v3y2jJjOV/?igshid=75qpdukz0i6h

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Cast bronze autobot transformer symbol! I scratched this out of a resin mold in between pours.... now my little dude wants a decepticon symbol. #lokicustomfurniture #lokifurniture #foundry #transformers #morethanmeetstheeye #bronzecasting https://www.instagram.com/p/B8q1--UJmzX/?igshid=1p1xibu7wwast

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After patna and before..... bronze side tables. #lokicustomfurniture #lokifurniture #bronzeforever #bronzefurniture #bronzebar #bronzefabrication #bronze #bronzebase https://www.instagram.com/p/B8GsXCnpKCo/?igshid=kj9vqhi1yxv

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When the stone is too fragile to bring for a test fit, I bring the bronze to the stone. Have a wonderful weekend!!! #lokicustomfurniture #lokifurniture #bronzeforever #bronzeisthebest #bronzefurniture #bronzebase #siliconbronze https://www.instagram.com/p/B7-6Pw7pItd/?igshid=qsloz4ubxzt7

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Ran out of dominoes so I decided to go old school on all of the joinery for the base. Couple pics of mortise and tenon joints, detail shot of the stainless cap mockup, base together and I like to use my Bridgeport for cutting mortises! #lokicustomfurniture #lokifurniture #slabtop #walnutslab #walnutslabs #bookmatchedtop #walnut #joinery #mortiseandtenon https://www.instagram.com/p/B78QqpvnMwb/?igshid=10ypx0s6ojkj4

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Walnut table legs with a stainless cap detail on the bottoms for leveling and looks. Had fun playing with the colors you can get when welding stainless. #lokicustomfurniture #lokifurniture #walnuttable #stainlesssteel #stainlessfeet #level https://www.instagram.com/p/B75wBbLnKyK/?igshid=u0ux5p7q152o