Bookends (Outlet)
Handmade Solid Mid-Century Modern Wood Bookends in Natural Walnut or Layered Edge-Grain Baltic Birch
- This is an outlet item and may have small blemishes.
- Up to 150 layers of solid Baltic birch — each pair reads as a small architectural object
- Substantial enough to hold a book collection or a stack of LPs — cork pad grips the shelf
- Available in walnut face or layered edge-grain — two different expressions of the same material
Handcrafted in Minneapolis — ships in ~1-3 business days (as of 07/12/2026). .
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Bookends (Outlet)
Handcrafted in Minneapolis — ships in ~1-3 business days (as of 07/12/2026). .
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About this Piece
Approximately 75 individual layers of Baltic birch are stacked into each walnut bookend, with the layered edge-grain version pushing that closer to 150. Each pair reads as a small architectural object — a wedge of layered wood with the construction left visible. Sold as a pair, either with a walnut face or a layered edge-grain face. Substantial enough to hold a Vonnegut collection or a stack of LPs on a bookshelf, shelf, or mantel.
These bookends sit in mid-century modern lineage — a nod to the layered Baltic birch and exposed-edge style that Charles and Ray Eames brought into modern wood furniture in the 1940s, scaled down here to fit on a shelf, a mantel, or an entry console. They make a strong gift for a reader, a record collector, or anyone furnishing a first home — substantial, handmade, and built to last decades. A cork pad on the underside grips the surface to keep the pair in place under a typical row of books or LPs.
Finished with a hand-rubbed oil and wax blend, the piece has a matte, warm look that enhances the natural grain of the walnut or the layered edge-grain.
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Real Furniture,Made by Real Hands
I build every piece by hand in my Minneapolis workshop — one maker, one standard, no shortcuts. While big-box stores fill warehouses with particle board and mass-produced templates, Relic Modern™ starts with real, high-quality wood and ends with something built to last. Some things are worth buying from a real person.
Mid-century modern isn't a trend — it's a discipline. Clean lines, reasonable proportions, and modest, organic shapes. At Relic Modern™, that means stripping every design down to its essential form and building it from high-quality Baltic birch with walnut or maple faces, finished with a hand-rubbed oil and wax blend that lets the wood speak for itself.
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