In these cases, re-purposed wood does not mean pallet wood. From time to time, I have used re-purposed wood for customers special orders.

Trees that instead of being ground into chips and taken to landfills, are now turned into beautiful lumber for a variety of products. Some of these sawyers are harvesters of the urban forest.

They are almost exclusively purchased from local sawyers who are well versed in forest management. I purchase the lumber from reputable local dealers, so I know that the supply chain is in compliance with the import laws regarding lumber. The majority of these items are natural, meaning I do not use stains or dyes, when it comes to items that are food-contact products. I will do whatever is necessary to coax the beauty from within: planing, measuring, cutting, gluing, shaping, sanding and finishing. It's simple – Cherry Tree Wood Works came to be so that I could share my ideas of what I find interesting and for you to be able to take them home if you share that feeling too.įrom a rough-sawn board, a beautiful cutting board, trivet, bench, or custom piece, emerges. With each custom project I create I strive to make it better than the last, and one that both my customer and I will be proud and honored to display and use. While perfection may never be reached, the human need to learn and grow will motivate until perfection can be reached. What I learned was that the desire to achieve perfection was more important than actually reaching it. He created with a chisel, carving knife, and file, and virtually without power tools. I've been asked where my passion for woodworking came from, and I will admit that I grew up at the knee of a true master wood craftsman, my father. What you see here is the result of that love of woodworking. A need for a new podium at a local Middle School prompted me to make a gift of my love of woodworking and one of a kind wood art. I have been a woodworker for over 20 years, making items for my home, my friends, and for gifts.

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