Clarkesville carpenter turns table-making into an art form

  • Local woodworker Dennis Banks sits for a portrait in his basement’s dimly lit shop bench area. He considers his shop to be ‘messy’ but highly productive. Every month, Banks produces around ten pieces of original master woodworking art in the form of tables. ZACH TAYLOR /Staff
    Local woodworker Dennis Banks sits for a portrait in his basement’s dimly lit shop bench area. He considers his shop to be ‘messy’ but highly productive. Every month, Banks produces around ten pieces of original master woodworking art in the form of tables. ZACH TAYLOR /Staff
  • Banks shows his hand-drawn designs of intricate wood layouts that are used in table making. ZACH TAYLOR /Staff
    Banks shows his hand-drawn designs of intricate wood layouts that are used in table making. ZACH TAYLOR /Staff

       Dennis Banks spends most of his days in the basement of his Clarkesville home crafting ornate tables with wood sourced from local trees.

       But it all started about 15 years ago …

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