FMF-2027-004
ArchivedThe Bridge Table
The floor of a canyon cabin becomes a gathering place again—its worn fir spanning granite and forged steel.
- Completed
- September 24, 2027
- Dimensions
- 96" L × 38" W × 30" H
- Materials
- Reclaimed Fir, Black Locust, Creek Granite
- Caretaker
- Nederland, Colorado
The story
This table began as a cabin floor.
Reclaimed fir beams once supported an original Fourmile Canyon cabin. Before any cut was made, each was numbered, photographed, and read for the evidence it carried. The oldest surfaces now form a table made for gathering.
“The hardest part was deciding how much to clean the beams. In the end, I kept the saw marks, nail holes, and weathering. Those are the memories.”
Provenance timeline
From then to now.
Original cabin
Circa 1924–2025
Reclaimed raw beams
October 2025
Finished table
September 2027
Five source records
Material Passport
Every component retains an independent record, from the primary timber to a single fastener.
01
Cabin Beams
Primary table surface
- Origin
- Floor joists from an original canyon cabin
- Age
- Circa 1924
- Location
- Lower Fourmile Canyon
- Condition
- Sound; saw marks and nail holes retained
These beams carried the cabin floor for approximately one hundred years.
Full material record02
Black Locust
Butterfly keys and joinery
- Origin
- Storm-fallen local tree
- Age
- Approx. 65 years
- Location
- Fourmile Canyon mouth
- Condition
- Air-dried, exceptionally hard
Locust keys stabilize old fir checks without disguising them.
Full material record03
Creek Granite
Four table feet
- Origin
- Previously displaced creek stone
- Age
- Geologic
- Location
- Fourmile Creek watershed
- Condition
- Water-worn
The feet keep the table physically tied to the creek corridor.
Full material record04
Reclaimed Hardware
Frame connections
- Origin
- Recovered cabin hardware and new forged steel
- Age
- 1920s / 2027
- Location
- Fourmile Canyon and Boulder County
- Condition
- Cleaned, tested, sealed
Historic square nuts sit beside contemporary hand-forged connections.
Full material record05
Cottonwood
Drawer linings
- Origin
- Hazard tree beside the creek
- Age
- Approx. 48 years
- Location
- Central Fourmile Canyon
- Condition
- Kiln-dried
A pale cottonwood lining is revealed only when the two shallow drawers open.
Full material recordWorkshop record
Build journal
Seven entries from first inspection through final installation.
Care
Made to be lived with.
Dust with a soft dry cloth. Clean spills promptly with a damp cloth, avoid standing water and silicone polishes, and allow seasonal movement. Contact the workshop before any repair.
The piece supports
Fourmile Fire Protection District
The district’s crews preserve the safety and resilience that make life in the canyon possible.
- Donation
- 25% of proceeds
- Final amount
- $2,050
Permanent record
FMF-2027-004
This page is the permanent public record for the piece. It remains with the object as caretakers and exhibitions change.
- Completion
- September 24, 2027
- Exhibitions
- Made Near Water, September–October 2027
- Auction history
- Archived auction record
- Donation record
- $2,050
- Current caretaker
- The Ellison family, Nederland, Colorado
- Related materials
- Reclaimed Fir, Black Locust, Creek Granite, Forged Steel, Cottonwood