Furniture in Granite

Waterproof
Fireproof
Windproof
Insectproof
Mouldproof
Theftproof
The hardest, toughest building stone on this planet

With the granite left over from the patio and bar commission, and the rocks that my client bought for me,
I applied myself to creating pieces with this new and different type of stone

Sofa Bench
Commissioned by the Town of Huntsville
for River Mill Park, Huntsville, Ontario

Back-to-back Bench
Commissioned by the Town of Huntsville
for River Mill Park, Huntsville, Ontario

T-backrest Loveseat
On loan at Kent Park,
Main Street and Brunel Road,
Huntsville, Ontario

Classic Slab Bench With Backrest

Butterfly Bench
with Coffee Table/Ottoman
On loan at Kent Park
Main Street and Brunel Road
Huntsville, Ontario


Basin/ Birdbath With Base
For sale at 10 Airport Road East workshop
Huntsville, Ontario





Muskoka Chair with Ottoman
Sold to Lake of Bays Cottage


Corner Desk with Matching Stool
For sale at 10 Airport Road East workshop
Huntsville, Ontario


Side Table
On loan at the office of Dr. Litchfield
Ste. 29 -203 Main St. East
Huntsville, Ontario

Ashlar Coffee Table
With Glass Top
For sale at 10 Airport Road East workshop
Huntsville, Ontario

Butterfly-style Double Bench
For sale at Huntsville Place Mall
King William Street
Huntsville, Ontario






Stone Throne
For sale at Premium Docks and Marine Systems, Parry Sound, Ontario




Set of eight chairs commission for existing table
Sold to Lake of Bays cottage

The Table Foundation Men's Shelter Patio, and Bench and Table Commission
I offered to donate a patio to the new Men's Shelter in Huntsville, and did so with a lot of help and material from Frank Pinheiro of Muskoka Cornerstone Inc.


The late Brenda Goulet is the sculptor of the iconic statue of Tom Thompson and his canoe gracing the courtyard of Huntsville's Algonquin Theatre. She was commissioned by an anonymous donor to cast a similarly life sized bronze statue to represent a humble, homeless man in need of shelter. He welcomes others to share his bowl of soup

I designed an L-shaped bench to wrap part way around the future table with plenty of room for "George" to offer a seat and some soup to visitors. How difficult could that be to build?



The pair of triple angles of the backrest alone took weeks to do and redo until I achieved the precision I was trying for, but it took my craftsmanship and determination to new levels. Besides, anything less would have looked sloppy




The statue posture was based on a paper cutout of the future height and depth of the bench seat, and when they finally came together months later they fitted perfectly, to our profound relief. Brenda's body of work will be a great legacy for many years to come

Rudinian Rockworks
Rock solid furniture designs and more by Rudi Stade
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Photography by Rudi Stade