“My grandparents started me working in their shop making various trinkets and small wood projects, I eventually grew to appreciate the grandeur present in various Renaissance, Feudal and Medieval designs, attempting to bring various key elements from each into my projects. As I came into my own as a craftsperson, I wanted to make sure that my heritages and their perspectives were idolized and expressed in my furniture. My guitars differ from my furniture, mostly because the difference in purpose each serves, but reflect my musical tastes and idols. These are various projects both personal and from my college capstone I think best captures my style.”

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Detroit River Table Pre-Pour

Wood Sourced from Live Edge Detroit

Blue-Cheese Pine

Detroit River Table Colored Pour

Providence River Table

Redtail Electric Guitar

My first from scratch custom Electric Guitar, inspired by the lead guitarist of Pantera

Copperhead Acoustic

Initially inspired by the song “Sidewinder” and it’s acoustic outro, Makore back, Mahogany sides, 5 layer laminate neck, Santos bridge and Fretboard

Tusano Logo

Made for the cabinet I used for my desk Project by Miri Draper, a California based illustrator, also used for the Tusano T-Shirt

Gallow's Desk

The startings of a 7ft long behemoth known as the Gallows, an executive style “Workstation” meant for modeling, blue-prints, and office work, mean to hide modern fittings and hardware in exchange for a transparent “salvaged” look.

Gallows Desk Continued

The map of Detroit I manipulated and engraved into the desk, another shot with both my own motto and the Detroit City Motto, translates roughly to “We shall Hope for Better things, From ashes it shall rise”

Gallows Desk Full shot

The full size of the desk, laid out, the center leaf was scrapped for joining the halves edge to edge.

Gallows Desk - Epoxy Finish Pour

The desk stained and then sealed under Epoxy Resin for the final “Salvaged” or “Burnt” look I wanted to encapsulate the potential and rebound the City showed after the fire of 1805. There is symbolism however in that I chose a modern map…

Warrior's Worship Bookshelf

A heritage piece that shows the scale and flourish I enjoy working with. Though simple in design, the features of this are more than just a simple bookshelf, as it boasts modular and broad use, along with the possibility for integration with smart home Tech.

Centerpiece

Laser Engraving by John Coggeshall of This Smart House blog, He commissioned me for the wooden base that holds it, asking for something “Futureproof” in terms of upgrades. Featured in his wedding the weekend after it was made.

THOMAS TUSANO