rain cloud with rain

birdloft original design by custom order
rain cloud with rain

Live edge sectional cloud of cypress with rain coming down
fragment salvaged from the Puget Sound environs outside Tacoma and Seattle

The nimbus fragments fishermen refer to as scud clouds. Wispy low clouds, they're harbingers of wind moving in, of bright cold with rain. The fishermen tuck their traps in deeper water. A traveler on a rented porch breathes in the gathering breeze, ready for an easy day of puzzles at a cabin table. fragmentary clouds, wispy flecks, rising off warm waters

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Please contact us by phone or email if interested for photos of the unfinished wood to get a sense of the curves and overall expected shape.

Each table will differ slightly in its shape, diameter and thickness. List price is based on size

Price is for a single table

This list price is for tabletops approximately 16" wide x 16" long, with a height from 15 to 20 inches

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LIVE EDGE
The curves at the table edge are the cypress tree's structural response to terrain and prevailing wind. All trees are essentially cantilevers, and the "petals" or "knees" of this cypress (often referred to as western red cedar) are an adaptive strategy to help strengthen the tree's anchorage.

WHY NIMBUS CLOUD
Cypress trees thrive in wet, loose soil, making them better suited than most tree species for growing along the cool rainy maritime slopes of the Pacific Northwest. A nimbus cloud is a cloud bearing rain. The fracto nimbus, or nimbus cloud fragment, moves in ahead of the main rainbearing storm cloud.

BIRDLOFT ETHOS OF GREEN
All birdloft reclaimed materials are sustainably harvested in a big-hearted, biodiesel-breathing compact pickup truck. This is just one aspect of our ongoing efforts to be responsibly awesome.

SOURCING
The cypress wood is reclaimed urban salvage. It has been diverted from the waste stream for re-use.

CRAFT
birdloft prides itself on its exceptional craft. Every piece is made with meticulous attention to detail and knowledge of how wood moves and breathes.

FINISH
Wood is finished with five coats of locally produced teak oil. Steel finished with clear matte enamel.

AIR DRIED
The cypress has been allowed to air dry. Some checking (cracks) are expected. The checking is associated with the shrinkage that comes with drying, and has stabilized. The structural integrity of the table should endure for years with occasional oiling, etc.

SHIPPING
Please allow 3 to 5 weeks to ship