We're Rich!

[Talltom]

At least some of you may be. I came across an ad for a local auction house that sold a George Nakashima slab coffee table for $117,000 last summer. Unfortunately, I could not find a picture of that table, but it's not even close to the highest price paid for his furniture ($866,000!) Get out there and catalog you slabs, then call your insurance agent.

 

[qbilder]

At least some of you may be. I came across an ad for a local auction house that sold a George Nakashima slab coffee table for $117,000 last summer. Unfortunately, I could not find a picture of that table, but it's not even close to the highest price paid for his furniture ($866,000!) Get out there and catalog you slabs, then call your insurance agent.

Insane!!!! I have a couple desert ironwood slabs that are shaped like fish. Maybe I can get a buck or two for them :biggrinbounce2: Then momma will have more shoe shopping money :jester:

 

[TraditionalTool]

At least some of you may be. I came across an ad for a local auction house that sold a George Nakashima slab coffee table for $117,000 last summer. Unfortunately, I could not find a picture of that table, but it's not even close to the highest price paid for his furniture ($866,000!) Get out there and catalog you slabs, then call your insurance agent.

No, actually your mistaken. You have a $500 slab with your name on it. George Nakashima has a $500 slab with his name on it, which is worth about $116,000 by itself. lol

 

[Talltom]

So - practice his signature? I wish I had a $500 slab - $100 maybe. No walnut or redwood burl around here. He actually didn't sign many pieces. The high prices are for the more unique pieces made when he was alive. People prove provenance with the original sales documents.

I've been in their wood storage barn and they have a lot of beautiful slabs to choose from (they admit it's about 150 years worth of production), but I've seen some comparable burl and crotch slabs on this site. They've been encouraging people to buy their slabs to lean up against a wall as art. For only a few hundred dollars, they'll make a stand for it. Bigger ones make interesting room dividers. qbilder could mount his fish slabs horizontally within a frame and have an aquarium room divider!

To their credit, their execution is flawless. New production is expensive, but not ridiculous. Practice your butterflies!

 

[Timberframed]

George Nakashima's shop is 5 miles from mine as the crow flies. It is indeed an honor to be this close.