Tony Shaw. One shop, one slab at a time, above Holiday Island, Arkansas.
Tony has been selling tables online since 2018 and has built and shipped more than 400 of them — 5.0 stars across 96 reviews, and by his count only two ever came back.
His first entry in the State Fair of Texas woodcraft division earned an Honorable Mention. The next year he entered against the professionals and took the Blue Ribbon — first place at the biggest state fair in the country. Then he packed up the shop and moved it to the Ozarks.
He does every step himself: picking the slab, sanding, pouring the epoxy, finishing, boxing it up. Dad, grandpa, two motorcycles, and a lot of live music.
Every piece starts as a slab Tony picks himself — Ozark walnut and maple, and buckeye burl he bids on from a mother-and-daughter mill in the California mountains.
Cleaned, sanded and framed, then the river is poured in colored epoxy — emerald, turquoise, celestial, whatever the wood asks for. Sometimes with LEDs set inside.
Sanded again and finished until the grain reads through like glass. Then it goes on its legs and out the door — the exact piece in the photo, never a "similar version."
Tony brings a few tables and the small goods to market most weekends. Big pieces can be picked up there too — tell him on the order.
Frisco Plaza, 216 S. 1st St., Rogers. From 8 a.m. (9 a.m. in November and December), through Dec. 5.
10 Sugar Creek Center, Bella Vista. 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., every Sunday until the season ends Oct. 4.
Bentonville First Friday on the square, and the Pea Ridge Fair. Tony posts where he'll be on Facebook. Can't make it? His Etsy shop ships nationwide.
"3rd table purchased; all excellent quality and craftsmanship. Great packaging."
Order online for market pickup or delivery — or send the dimensions and commission the table you actually want.