Gowanus Furniture

I’m building speakers now. Check out @gowanusaudio for more. I’ll be offering DIY speaker classes starting in the coming weeks. For a bit more than the cost of a Sonos, make your own that sounds MUCH better, and learn a ton in the process. @gowanusaudio is all about music and gear, this account now more about non-audio woodworking projects and the usual miscellany. These are a “mini-Onken” design by Planet 10. The driver, shape of the enclosure, and ports (holes on the sides) allow more bass than you’d expect from such a small enclosure. And, with the single driver, the imaging is spot-on. Close your eyes and you see it in 3D. I love ‘em. #diyaudio #speakerbuilding #audiophile #hifi #brooklyn #gowanus #diy #classes #woodworking (at Gowanus, Brooklyn)

I’m doing another batch of cutting boards for all your summer weddings, and would love to make one for you! Order through Tue 6/12 to be included for early July delivery. Not sure when the next batch will be after these... Link in bio. #weddingseason #brooklyn #gowanus #handmade #woodworking #cuttingboard #morsecode (at Gowanus, Brooklyn)

Made this to sounds better than a Sonos and look better too. (And Bluetooth capable.) Check it out at Gowanus Open Studios today and tomorrow. Makeville Studio, 119 8th St, Ste 208, in Brooklyn. (Flat-pack kits for this coming soon-ish.) (at Makeville Studio)

Introducing Gowanus Audio, today and tomorrow during Gowanus Open Studios. Come by Makeville Studio at 119 8th St, ste 208. 12-5pm. This is based on the Tubelab SSE circuit board, chassis made from wenge. Classes coming soon.... (at Makeville Studio)

#Gowanus be 🔥🔥🔥 (at Gowanus, Brooklyn)

Last day to order one of our Morse monogrammed cutting boards for the holidays. Thick and thin stripes represent the dashes and dots. Hidden in plain sight. Link in profile. This one's walnut and cherry. What a combo...

We're back for the holidays! Save 10% on our custom monogrammed Kentile cutting boards today only with the code HOLIDAY. Deadline for all holiday orders is 12/7. www.gowanusfurniture.com

(1/3) A couple received one of our boards as a wedding gift way back in 2012, and have used it daily ever since. A few weeks ago they asked me to give it a quick refinishing (something that's included with every board, you know...). It doesn't take much to bring it back - if the wood behaves and the board doesn't see too much water, the joints will stay tight for years.

(2/3) After sanding down this 4 year old board, I put on a coat of our mineral oil and beeswax blend (with a touch of anise oil and orange oil thrown in too). If you don't have our blend, regular mineral oil from a local pharmacy / dollar store works just fine, just give it a generous coat once a month.

(3/3) Here's the refinished cutting board. (The stripes represent EJ - their initials - in Morse code.) Still a few marks, but that's what you want, right? A sign of many good meals prepared. Here's to it serving them together or years to come!

Hey hey! Remember us? We Gowanus Furniture and we make custom cutting boards. (Esp ones monogrammed via Morse code - as above.) Been an interesting couple months away, but we're back at it again. Through Wed, save 10% with the code backagain2016 - wedding season is coming up... Link in profile.

Next project - Tubelab SSE amp. Been having a great time with @alandorsey working on these the last few weeks. Finally up and running, but still need to finish the chassis (wenge and aluminum is the current plan) so you don't get killed (really) of you touch it. Got the big Edcor transformers in the back, choke and motor run capacitor on the left, the big glowing tubes in the back are the power tubes - EH KT-88s, front left is the Sovtek rectifier, and front right is a GE 5 Star 6201 as the preamp instead of the standard 12AT7. Total nerd nonsense, but end result is that it sounds like Leonard Cohen is IN my living room(!!), and that's really cool. I'm planning to do a class to make these in the spring (including a wood / aluminum chassis, of course).

NEW CLASS - "Excel for Creatives" - link in profile to learn more & sign up. Two (fun!) nights, beers included, learn what you need to know to run your business (this isn't some guy in khaki pants telling you how to calculate a mortgage payment). We focus on building tools that save you time, and part of the second class is time to work on your own project with my help. The class will pay for itself. Questions? Ask away!

Wow, it sure has been a while... Hi everyone! It's been a few months of change around here, and I'm phasing out the cutting boards and (most) woodworking, but have some new projects ahead. Check out the link in the bio to read more about the next phase of Gowanus Furniture. THANK YOU for all the support over the years, and please stay tuned, there's more to come. (Photo by Mike Scully)

First mini-batch of "The American" - our collab with @theshopbrooklyn - is heading out. Woo! Shortly after the @wsj mention, realize mondo-batches the way to go, so we'll get those finished and out ASAP... (@theselvedgeyard - some of these are heading to you now...)

Ah, look at that! The @wsj featured "The American" in their Guide to Outdoor Entertaining. Sweet. This was a collaboration we did with @theshopbrooklyn a little while ago, still going strong.

ONE SPOT LEFT in our June Cutting Board Class (Fridays, 19th & 26th). Bring a friend and make one together. July is SOLD OUT. Next class in Sept. $175 gets you 2 nights of fun, booze and snacks, AND a beautiful cutting board too. Get on this. Link in profile to sign up.