Natural Edges Custom Woodworking

Natural Edge Maple Dining Table
April 2016-July 2017;

Turning the sadness of a much loved tree that was thrown down in a winter storm into a beautiful Dining Table.

The client wanted something to remember from the Maple tree that was blown down in her yard and have something made from it that was more than just fire wood. We chainsaw milled the tree in place and then stickered and air dried it with a fan for 14 months. The wood had some extensive rot so the top had to be made out of 3 pieces instead of 2. The uprights are supported by a curved stretcher which is morticed through the uprights and pegged with a Yew wood wedge. The supports are angled instead of the usual straight as it gives a more dynamic feel and also reflects the fallen tree, lifted up and resurrected.

Dimensions; Top is 98″x 34-36″x 2.5″. Height is 31″. Finished with satin spar varnish for durability.

Pine Corner Cupboard with Oak Carving;

March 2015.

Stretching the definition of Memento Mori a bit here but liked the idea of an alternative interpretation on the ‘remembrance of death‘. The client was looking for something to display heirloom objects that they had recently inherited. Leaves and branches are Oak and the flowers are Western Yew, I tried to base them on a Salmon Berry plant and have it grow upwards to where the flowers bloom, suggesting the return of spring and the circle of life. I made the leaves by laminating thin strips of Oak in a compound angled form that gives them the appropriate curve and twist, I thought this would be easier that carving them from the a solid piece of wood! Finished with Tung Oil.

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