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Furniture
Catalog Overview
Furniture, and specifically Chairs, is our core focus here at Hilton Handcraft of the Ozarks. Nothing says craftsmanship more than the items we sit on, prepare and hold our food or lay our heads down upon at night. Furniture is an intimate part of our daily lives as we interact with it continuously. Furniture is passed down from generation to generation (or should be if well-made) and that's how we make our own furniture.
While you'll see below only a few items, these are the ones we get regular orders for and are somewhat 'standard' in sizes and styles. That's why we can list them here. The vast majority of what we do is custom. We'll try to show some of those here, too, just so you can see the wide variety of what we do. Just be aware that those items can't be reproduced exactly. And, in fact, some of them can't be reproduced at all! They are exclusive to the customers that requested them in some cases.
Furniture
Standard size is 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide (when stretched out completely) but we can make it to whatever dimensions fit your needs. Made from cherry, oak, walnut or about anything you'd like.
Price each: $150.00
Completely handmade in the traditional way with riven (not cut lumber) wood and shaped on a shavehorse and spring pole lathe. The seat is hickory bark strips (or other, see below) that we cut from the hickory trees ourselves. Woods used for the stool frame is ash, walnut or white oak. 18" tall and 14" wide. Custom sizes are no problem. Just let us know your needs and we'll work out a price.
* Hickory bark splits (strips) are limited and the supply drops later in the year. Please contact us for availability.
* We also offer white oak, birch and porch wrap for seats.
Price each: $230.00
Traditionally made ladder back chair. This is what we specialize in, here at Hilton Handcraft of the Ozarks. We use only hand-tools to create this chair. From splitting the wood (no cut lumber) and peeling the bark to steam bending the back legs and slats ourselves, this is the Ozark Mountains finest artisan accomplishment. It's a labor of love and is something we have been teaching and passing down.
It takes time to create these so don't be in a rush. What you'll get will last generation after generation. And you'll know the person, by name, that made it for you.
Price each: $450.00
A very traditional design for your lace making pillows to rest upon while working. Lightweight yet sturdy and strong, this stand is made to travel to faires, club meetings or just simply be a beautiful addition to your sewing area. It folds up to almost flat to make storage and transport easier.
Designed to fit pillows up to 24" diameter either with or without a center hole in the pillow. Easily adjusts in height to fit your chair.
The wood for the feet is normally made from cedar ... a lightweight and weather resistant wood that allows for many years of ground contact at faire.
Note: Pillow not included. Pillow pictured made by our friend Dianne Taylor
Price each: $130.00
Made in the traditional "bodger" fashion, these rustic, handmade stools fit well either outside or inside. Made of local hardwoods such as cherry, walnut, sycamore, osage orange or any number of other trees. 'Short' just means taht they aren't over 24" wide. They are built to last through any weather or abuse. Strong and sturdy, they've been heavily treated with an outdoor resistant finish. There are NO nails, screws, glue, bolts or modern fixture in these. They're made with a mixture of green (wet) and dry pieces of wood and joined in the traditional manner with traditional tools by our very own Bodgers here.
Custom orders are welcomed! Just contact us and we'll make what you'd like
Adults sized - Price each: $60.00
Child sized - Price each: $45.00
Carved seat stool that feels absolutely comfortable to sit upon. If you've never sat in a handmade custom carved seat ... then you've never truly been sitting comfortably. The more you use these stools, the more solid they become because of how they're constructed. Completely handmade by us. There are NO nails, screws, glue, bolts or modern fixture in these. They're made with a mixture of green (wet) and dry pieces of wood and joined in the traditional manner with traditional tools by our very own Bodgers here. From the tree ... to this treasure.
Custom orders are welcomed! Just contact us and we'll make what you'd like
Adults sized Price each: $175.00
Childs sized Price each: $125.00
This is a chair with many names and a very very long history. A traditional folding chair used as far back as the 1400's and at least up through the Napoleonic Wars. Very sturdy and easily folded up. They look great and are a unique chair for kingdom or backyard.
Custom orders are welcomed! Just contact us and we'll make what you'd like
Standard (no back) Price each: $140.00
With a back Price each: $175.00
Price each for larger or custom size: Please Call
A two-piece chair where the seat slides out and stores neatly behind the back of the chair. Easy to carry and very comfortable to relax in. Used in the middle ages up through today as a compact and easily stored chair. Perfect for the garden or camp site.
Custom orders are welcomed! Just contact us and we'll make what you'd like.
For those of you who pack as many things into a space as you can like we do, here are the sizes of these chairs when the seat is pulled out and stored within the seat back ...
Standard size (top picture at left) measures 38" long, 20" wide and 6" deep. High Back size (bottom picture at left) is 50" long, 20" wide" and 6" deep.
Standard size Price each: $80.00
High back size Price each: $95.00
Price each for larger or custom size: Please Call
Made from walnut plank, steam-bent walnut back and ash legs, this vanity bench is a rustic and charming addition to your make-up table or just your upscale lodge porch.
Price each: $300.00
A cute bench with a bit of a bend to it! These benches are fantastic to use as a place to sit around the fireplace or on the porch. But, they can also be used as a foot-stool, too. Woven by either White Oak, Reed, or Hickory Bark, they are rustic and classic.
Price each: $145.00