Thomas Johnson Historic Woodworking
My “Mercedes Benz” Electric Golf Cart
I designed and built the roof, rear seat,
and wooden frame, in 2021
DASHBOARD + CUP HOLDER
REAR VIEW MIRROR
My newest historic project
Cabinet I created out of repurposed historic wood panels in March 2021. Note in one of the photos, how the wood came to me originally and contrast that with what it became. This is what I love to do! This was made as a surprise gift for my great-grand neice.
Table built from recycled wood from a deck at the Kennedy Compound in Hyannisport. It was sold at an auction to benefit the JFK Museum in Hyannis.
Blueberry wood dollhouse featured in a show at the Cotuit Center for the Arts
The wood for this table came from the original driveshaft of the historic Dexter gristmill in Sandwich, Massachusetts. The driveshaft was replaced during the early 1960's by engineer Ted Young. Thirty years later, Ted offered the deteriorating piece to Tom. What was salvageable was then chainsaw milled. After a dozen years of storage, Tom began work . The result is a round table almost six feet in diameter with a twenty-seven inch lazy susan. In 2015, he submitted a sample of the wood to be carbon dated at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Results of the test show that the wood dates back to the mid-1600's. The table is now completed and available for sale to a museum or an interested private party.
An article about it appeared in The Sandwich Broadsider in 2016.
Please contact Tom for more information about this certified piece of American history. Email him at tomjohnsonwoodworking@gmail.com.
New water wheel being installed at the Dexter Gristmill in Sandwich. The mill still grinds cornmeal in the summer to be sold to locals and tourists.
Axle of the original Dexter Gristmill; wood carbon-dated to the mid 1600s. Tom Johnson reworked this into the base of the table you see above.
Framed sample of this historic driveshaft wood.
Purchase one as a gift for friends! Email Tom.
