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cathartic reindeer

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custom designed furniture, fab and carpentry

custom furniture design and creation, fabrication, and install work. all lumber and resources are sourced locally and all pieces are created in the cathartic reindeer studios in Brooklyn, NY

ADWEEK FEATURED Cuyana Retail Displays/Shapes

Custom retail displays with stucco finish for Cuyana’s store opening in NYC (SoHo) - Featured in Adweek. Custom maple pieces emulating laptops, phones, moleskines, and water bottles.

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Miniature Mid-modern Century Desk

Miniature desk with mid-modern century design, tapered legs. Poplar, cedar and walnut with functional drawer.

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Mid-century Modern Console/Credenza

Mid-modern century design, tapered legs. All wood, no metal, mortise & tenon joinery. Poplar with a dark walnut stain.

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Stacking Sliding 7" Record Drawers

Custom stackable drawers to house 7” collection. Maple-top Ply construction.

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Live Edge Slab Table w/ Custom Handmade Base

Live edge Cherry slab with a hand carved walnut base. All wood, no metal, legs pocket into underside of slab top.

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Custom office L bar

custom 8' x 4' bar for the Vevo offices in the Conde Nast building in Times Square NY. Top is clear epoxy glaze over herringbone pattern custom cut reclaimed wood. 

imbued with the powers of a once-thought-lost magical squirrel's soul, this bar can withstand minor spills, comes apart into 2 pieces at the seam, and rolls (it has casters). 

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Slab Table w Custom Steel Base

2” thick slab table with custom welded steel base. Finished matte black and semi-goss. Pine and steel.

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hairpin desk

1 &1/4" thick custom desk. Solid top is poplar with red oak inlays as well as a red oak spline that runs the full length of both ends. Gold hairpin legs. 

This desk can also be used as a table if you put different things on it. As well, it could be used as a projectile if you had a catapult large enough to throw it. The uses are pretty limitless actually... 

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L coffee table

modern L leg coffee table. solid poplar with oak splines. is capable of holding many items such as books, fruit, dogs (not recommended), cats (recommended, they sleep more), and small nicknacks. 

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Handmade Angled Coffee Tabel

handmade coffee table with 30 degree angled legs. solid wood no metal, screws, or nails. Oak splines with 1" green poplar body. handmade at the cathartic reindeer studios in brooklyn, ny. 

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Drafting Desk

handmade drafting desk with storage in the top. drafting top folds up to a 70 degree angle. perfect for standing or sitting. top made from scraps of oak, pine, poplar, and maple, base made from green poplar and oak pins. 

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Custom Record/Vinyl Bins

Custom Vinyl Bins handmade for Commend on the Lower East Side, Manhattan. Handmade vinyl bins are on wheels for easy movement. Custom designed and crafted at the Cathartic Reindeer Studios in Brooklyn. 

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Custom Entertainment Center

Handmade entertainment center / shelving unit for living room. Solid wood, handcrafted from poplar and fir. FINALLY got a chance to build this piece for myself and excited to finally see my books off of the floor. 

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Vinyl Bin/Dresser/Shelf

Custom vinyl bin/bookshelf/dresser with adjustable bins. Custom top piece converts 2 of the bins into storage space. Solid Poplar with Oak pins - all wood no metal. 

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Large Hand Carved Bookshelves

Large hand carved poplar shelves. 8' tall by 4.5' wide. Shelves inset into posts and doweled. Built for Postlight in Manhattan. 

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Picnic-style Table & Bench Set

Outdoor table and bench set. Poplar & Fir with a poly finish. 

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Hand Carved Bookshelf

Hand carved bookshelf made from green poplar. All hand carved joints with hand saws and chisels. Solid wood, no metal. Blessed by the last unicorn and imbued with magical powers that grant the owner the power of perfect hindsight. 

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mortise & tenon side table

Mortise & Tenon side table made from Poplar & Fir

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cooler table

This custom table comes with built in coolers built directly into the top of the table to keep refreshments cool on hot summer days. The table stands approximately 30 inches high, 6 feet long, and 3.5 feet wide. Each cooler unit can hold approximately 12 beverages. There are poplar leaves that can be taken off to use the coolers or placed in to use the table traditionally. Handmade and crafted at the cathartic reindeer studios in Brooklyn, NY. 

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Queen Bed with built in slats

Queen size bed with built in slats to replace boxspring. Poplar headboard with stacked/raised 4x4 mitered block legs. 

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white custom office shelves

white melamine shelves for an office space in the financial district. 6 pieces fabricated out of 1" white melamine to custom fit workspaces. 

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Queen Bed Frame (traditional)

Queen bed frame with traditional headboard and footboard. Frame sits 16 inches above the ground with lots of storage under neath. Headboard is 4 feet tall by 5 feet 2 inches wide and is made from solid poplar with cedar posts. Framing is pine with steel bracketing with cedar posts and a poplar footboard. All wood was locally sourced and the frame was hand crafted at the cathartic reindeer studios in Brooklyn, NY. 

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Mortise & Tenon Side Table

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Matching Dovetail Boxes / cedar inlays

Matching Poplar boxes with cedar inlays in the tops. Solid Poplar & Cedar - no glue, screws, or nails. Boxes nest in each other.  

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Console & Side Table

Side table and console table set

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7' Dining Room Table

This handmade dining room table is approximately 7' long by 4' wide and seats 8 people comfortably. The top is made from Poplar and Spruce planks that were locally sourced from Brooklyn NY and hand planed. The table's legs are set out at a 20 degree angle to give extra legroom on the sides and give it a rustic/modern aesthetic. 

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Barn + Pipe Writing Desk

handmade writing desk made from 150 year old barn wood from Ithaca, NY. The wood was hand picked and refinished here in Brooklyn, NY. The legs are steel piping with steel flanges for feet. It sits approximately 36 inches (top level) and 30 inches (bottom level) high and is approximately 3 and 1/4 feet long and the bottom level is 1 foot deep. Handmade and crafted at the cathartic reindeer studios in Brooklyn, NY. 

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red side table

little red side table is perfect for meals for two or a place to sit and relax. Approximately 30 inches tall, 40 inches wide, and 44 inches long. The top is made from locally repurposed green poplar and the legs are cedar. Handmade and crafted at the cathartic reindeer studios in Brooklyn, NY. 

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Queen Bed frame (platform)

Custom queen platform bed frame sits approximately 3 inches off of the ground and has built in slats for comfort without the need for a boxspring. Spruce headboard and pine framing with mitered edges / custom headboard design. Handmade and crafted at the cathartic reindeer studios in Brooklyn, NY. 

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barn + pipe night stand

this night stand is a companion piece to the barn + pipe writing desk. It's made from the same barn wood from Ithaca, NY and steel piping. It is approximately 4 feet high (top level) 2.5 feet high (lower level), 3 feet long (lower level), and 1 foot deep. Handmade and crafted at the cathartic reindeer studios in Brooklyn, NY. 

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cedar desk

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Wooden Benches

Handmade wooden benches out of fir and poplar. These handmade benches are solid wood and held together with wooden joiners and solid poplar inlays/splines in the corners. 

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bike rack

Custom bike rack holds 2 bikes. Bikes stack on top of each other to minimize space used. Made from pine and poplar with oversized wooden dowel pins the rack is almost completely solid wood. 4 total metal hooks hold the bikes in place on the frame. Very lightweight and efficient. Handmade and crafted at the cathartic reindeer studios in Brooklyn, NY. 

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hairpin bench

basic bench made custom to order with steel hairpin legs. Approximately 3.5 feet in length and and 1 foot in depth the bench sits approximately 18 inches high. Light weight and easy to move this bench is a great mix of modern and rustic. Handmade and crafted at the cathartic reindeer studios in Brooklyn, NY. 

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Vinyl Bins

custom vinyl bins for a local record label here in NY. Approximately 3.5 feet high by 6 feet long these bins have 4 separate divided sections that can hold over 100 pieces of vinyl each. The bins are made of clear pine and poplar and are locally sourced and handcrafted at the Cathartic Reindeer Studios in Brooklyn, NY. 

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Flower Boxes

Custom flower boxes feature dovetail jointing on the sides for a long lasting and beautiful hold. The bottoms are open and lined with a thin mesh to allow excess water to run out. Made from clear pine and locally sourced and assembled in Brooklyn, NY. They are approximately 2 feet in width, by 1 feet in depth, by 1 foot in height. Handmade and crafted at the cathartic reindeer studios in Brooklyn, NY. 

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Cutting Boards & Serving Trays

Hand carved cutting boards and serving from oak and poplar. Not into cutting and serving? use them as paddles! 

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Ash Grey Book Case

Hand carved ash grey bookcase. Solid wood, no metal, made from poplar. 

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Back to custom designed furniture, fab and carpentry
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ADWEEK FEATURED Cuyana Retail Displays/Shapes
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Miniature Mid-modern Century Desk
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Mid-century Modern Console/Credenza
4
Stacking Sliding 7" Record Drawers
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Live Edge Slab Table w/ Custom Handmade Base
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Custom office L bar
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Slab Table w Custom Steel Base
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hairpin desk
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L coffee table
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Handmade Angled Coffee Tabel
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Drafting Desk
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Custom Record/Vinyl Bins
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Custom Entertainment Center
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Vinyl Bin/Dresser/Shelf
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Large Hand Carved Bookshelves
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Picnic-style Table & Bench Set
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Hand Carved Bookshelf
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mortise & tenon side table
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cooler table
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Queen Bed with built in slats
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white custom office shelves
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Queen Bed Frame (traditional)
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Mortise & Tenon Side Table
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Matching Dovetail Boxes / cedar inlays
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Console & Side Table
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7' Dining Room Table
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Barn + Pipe Writing Desk
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red side table
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Queen Bed frame (platform)
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barn + pipe night stand
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cedar desk
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Wooden Benches
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bike rack
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hairpin bench
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Vinyl Bins
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Flower Boxes
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Cutting Boards & Serving Trays
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Ash Grey Book Case

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