Luke Larson Carpentry

09/26/2017

Here is the final in a series of blog posts about our most recent project. It is extremely exciting to be working with the talented Joshua Klein and Mortise & Tenon Magazine to save, restore, and give a new life to this little frame. The structure will be used to teach future generations of woodworkers the skills of yesteryear, as well as housing the office for the magazine that is all about craftsmanship. It was such a joy and honor to be a part of this endeavor.

Friday morning was the first day of fall and, boy, did it feel like it. The characteristic crisp nip in the air, the breeze, and even geese migrating overhead: All of it was right on cue. John had to head back to Vermont and Mike went to the Common Ground Fair with his family so Luke, Isaac, Matt, a...

08/22/2017

We are revisiting a past restoration project while doing work on another building on the property. What a joy it is to see this barn being put to wonderful use as the perfect spot to store a vintage truck and to dry this years harvest of onions and garlic.

We spent this week installing a timber frame porch on a 21' x 30' vintage barn that we had restored 3 years ago.

04/27/2016

In this blog entry, I describe the process of preparing salvaged, vintage boards which can then be made into furniture or used in interior decorating.

02/19/2016

This coffee table and desk are made out of matching wall boards salvaged from a circa 1780 Vermont house. The faint white lines on the desk tell the story of the lime plaster used so long ago.

11/29/2015

Check out my latest blog on vintage timber frames

Learn about the intricate labeling systems that timber frames used to assemble barn frames and homes in the 18th Century.

10/11/2015

We recently completed work on this timber frame boathouse. Read more about this project http://blog.greenmountaintimberframes.com/

Read more about this project http://blog.greenmountaintimberframes.com/

04/25/2015

Reading this in your email? For easier reading - Click here! Today’s blog is written by a guest blogger and master carpenter, Luke Larson. The 1780s Prohibition Barn “My grandfather went to jail be...

04/21/2014

Today's blog was written by a guest blogger, Luke Larson. A tremendous thanks to Luke of Larson Carpentry for sharing this with us - not only his pictures and story, but his talent with wood. Luke ...

01/26/2014

This table is 40 inches by 12 feet. The top is made of 200 year old hemlock boards, and the base is maple with layered "antiqued" milk paint. The legs are 6 inch turnings.

01/26/2014

This bookcase came from an old stand of trees in Starksboro Vermont, and was built for a client also in Starksboro. The design was a collaborative process between myself and the client, and was developed with the particular materials in mind.