America turns 250 this year, and Port Jervis is throwing one hell of a birthday party. Fireworks. Live music. George Washington and Ben Franklin walking the grounds. A giant car show. Chainsaw carving by a world champion. Carnival rides. Lobster rolls. Slow-smoked barbecue. A birthday cake cut with a saber.

BCMT in Kingston, New York belongs firmly in that second category. Led by Joshua Vogel and Kelly Zaneto, the space operates as both a working craft studio and a gallery devoted to contemporary handmade work. Under the BCMT umbrella, Vogel continues the studio practice he began when he founded Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading in 2010, designing and producing heirloom-quality furniture and objects from sustainably sourced domestic hardwoods.

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Your head is buried in your hands, resting on the grimy countertop of your local dive. Donned in a stained white oxford and a silk tie...