Fiddleback Maple Altar
A small altar featuring highly prized fiddleback maple, featuring hand-cut chamfered details and curves reminiscent of Japanese architecture. Custom piece handmade by Rogue Aesthetic Woodwork, LLC
The portfolio page of Rogue Aesthetic Woodwork showcases signature, design-intensive custom woodwork pieces built by hand in High Springs, FL. Highlighted projects include a fiddleback maple altar with hand-cut chamfered details inspired by Japanese architecture, a live-edge Big Leaf Maple coffee table sourced from a slab found in Oregon and joined with Maloof-style legs, and a bookmatched quartersawn white oak dresser made for a repeat local client.
Other featured pieces include a purpleheart memorial altar built for a Denver client to honor deceased pets, featuring hand-cut details and mortise-and-tenon joinery; a figured black walnut altar with fiddleback and crotchwood grain; and "The Xylophone Bench," a locally harvested quartersawn cherry entryway bench repaired with bowtie splines to celebrate a natural crack in the slab, later purchased by a client in Mountain View, CA. A cherry coffee stand with shaker-style doors and a hand-shaped curved rail rounds out the collection.
Across the portfolio, recurring themes include highly figured and locally sourced hardwoods (maple, oak, cherry, walnut, purpleheart), traditional joinery techniques (mortise-and-tenon, Maloof joints, bowtie splines), and one-of-a-kind design work for clients across the country — not just North Central Florida. The page positions Rogue Aesthetic Woodwork as a maker of investment-grade, story-driven furniture rather than production pieces.
Signature Custom Woodwork Projects
Big Leaf Maple Coffee Table
Custom highly figured maple slab coffee table. My wife and I found this slab in northern Oregon and I couldn’t pass it up. A massive crack down the center where two Big Leaf Maple trees had grown together. Features maloof joints for the legs.
Ju-Ju’s Dresser
This dresser features quarter-sawn white oak, bookmatched across the dresser top and drawer faces with brass hardware. Bookmatching creates a symmetrical effect. Quarter-sawing reveals medullary rays(the flecks across the grain). This is a custom piece for a local client who has been a repeat customer.
Purpleheart Altar
Custom purpleheart altar for a client in Denver who wished to have a special place to honor her pets who had passed on to the next adventure. Features a hard wax oil finish, hand cut details and mortise and tenon construction.
Walnut Altar
Custom figured black walnut altar featuring beautiful fiddleback and crotchwood.
The Xylophone Bench
Locally harvested quartersawn cherry carefully crafted into a bespoke entryway bench with maloof joints. This design came to life when I saw that this gorgeous slab had a massive crack through the center of it. I wanted to celebrate the damage it had sustained by “sewing” it back together with bowtie splines. The result is a beautiful statement piece that was purchased by a client in Mountain View, CA.
Cherry Coffee Stand
Locally harvested cherry wood featuring a durable and high sheen hard wax finish. Built for a client who values his morning coffee ritual. This piece fits his space and his coffee accoutrement exactly as he wishes. Custom piece handmade by Rogue Aesthetic Woodwork, LLC
