SALMON TAIL
Wooden Table and Bench, 2021
Luottopuu
design Pekka Harni
This design is a modernized version of a traditional Finnish farmhouse wooden table and bench. It is a universal furniture set that can be used in a dining room for multiple purposes.
These pieces are made from oversized pinewood logs, which are no longer used by the furniture industry in Finland today. Finnish sawmills cannot saw these large logs, so this beautiful old log wood will either be used for cellulose production or cut into small pieces and burned for heating.
The Finnish company Luottopuu Oy, based in Kuhmo, Finland, is one of the few companies capable of sawing this oversized log wood. These products are made from very old, dense, and slow-growing East Finnish timber. The tabletop can be crafted from only one or two pieces of wood.
The table and benches are carefully designed, with load-bearing elements separated from non-load-bearing ones. This handcrafted design features traditional salmon tail joints, ensuring the tabletop remains straight while allowing for natural wood expansion. All leg parts can be detached for easy storage or transport and can be assembled at home with a single hex wrench.