He’s also a connoisseur of furniture making and crafts- manship. But he goes a step beyond the proverbial dad. You know the one. The dad like so many of ours who spent Saturday mornings with a coffee in one hand, the remote in the other, and Bob Villa and Norm Abram on the televi- sion. Amos also reads the literature. “I’ve studied cultural and historical influences from many different time periods. Various eras of English, Scandina- vian, and Japanese craftsmanship have inspired my own work in so many ways. The individual influence of Sam Maloof and George Nakashima can often be seen – to the trained eye – in my work. The natural edges – live edges – featured in Nakashima’s work, for instance, are very popular. Of course I’ve gone through different flavours at different times; increasingly discovering what mattered to me. I remember a small table I made about a year after I started. It has lines in it that I use to this day, edge shaping – I can’t do better. And it always comes back to the display of beautiful wood.” “From the get-go, I wanted people to know that we’re a place where you can get more than other moulding shops.” The range of products offered up by Amos Wood is extensive. Their millwork includes: flooring, interior wall and ceiling, moulding and trim, exterior siding, stairs and components, as well as interior and exterior doors. Their furniture includes: dining tables – including waterfall and glass insert designs – living room tables, bathroom counters, kitchen and bar, seating, and bedroom and office furniture. “Wemake everything from tiny mouldings to giant boardroom tables – and everything in between. Our knowledge of wood and its uses is extensive because of our many years of experience,” Amos explains. The giant boardroom table Amos is referring to isn’t a hypothetical. In fact, it’s 30 feet long by six feet wide. It’s just an example of what the design services at Amos
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