PORTCULLIS
Dia. 30cm x H 45cm
Ash joinery side table with unique patterned top
Portcullis \ noun \ pōrt-ˈkəl-əs:
Vertically closing gate made of bars with points at the bottom, above the entrance to a castle
Cross-braced base
The narrow tapered legs are supported via tapered double crossbraces, emulating the theme of the portcullis lattice structure
Fine ash joinery
Lightweight joinery is reinforced with contrasting walnut pins and splines, for both strength and visiual detailing
One-of-a-kind surface
The top involved a time-consuming process of setting rock salt crystals in black resin then dissolving the salt away before filling the resulting voids with real brass