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Here's an interesting project. This is a pulpit (podium) for iPad. It's made of reclaimed American Chestnut barn wood, steel, aluminum, and calf skin leather. The chestnut came from a barn we call our "Chestnut Barn" that we tore down in Pennsylvania. The patina on the surface was so nice and...

As a member of the Southern Woodworkers i am taking part in the annual Makers Swap, i was chosen to build a piece for the shop: A Glimpse Inside. The Makers Swap is a great way to grow camaraderie with fellow woodworkers by crafting a piece that another shop can either use or proudly display. A...

Resawn Chestnut barn rafter. Pine legs are tapered on two sides, and the outside corner has been rounded over, all with a handplane. Legs splay out at 5 degrees. Top has a curve cut in all four edges. Top of table is 18-3/8" high, top was 20"x 30" before the curves were cut. Table was...

This project was what you would call "long term". It began well over a year ago with an idea/request from my Brother who wanted an entryway bench for his home. We talked about it for a while and then it kind of drifted away when I was asked to do other projects. Several months ago, a set of...

I was fortunate to receive a few pieces of American Chestnut from an older church member. Her husband who was a woodworker in his younger days collected different woods on his travels around the country. He is now in his late 90's and most likely won't be doing anymore woodworking. This piece...

I got this piece of wood (and many others) at Longleaf Lumber while on a trip to Boston. They salvage timber from historic industrial and agricultural buildings around New England. While they couldn't give me specifics about where this piece of American chestnut came from, it was likely...

Well, not 200 years old but the wood I used is reclaimed American Chestnut removed from a 200 year old house or so I was informed when I purchased the wood. Carefull planing left me some nice aging to the wood along with wormholes and other character that I was hoping to retain to give this...

I carved this tree scene in a piece of American Chestnut. The camera didn't pick up all of the detail in the trunk in all of the pictures for some reason. The first picture shows it best. This carving is around 15" tall, 9' wide and 3/4" thick. I began this carving by drawing out the original...

This is a set of four wall lamps I made for my cabin. The backs are reclaimed American Chestnut log slabs salvaged from the siding of the cabin when I was renovating it; the arms are mountain laurel. The 6" pierced tin lampshades I found at a flea market, and I used 3/4" copper pipe to cover...

Another cutting board using evil pine…...then took a torch to the sides! Was kinda reluctant to burn sides but after sanding surface of burned area then adding mineral oil I kinda like it :)

This is pretty much the last of my chestnut. Made for a friend to carry his pencil art drawings in. He uses a plastic, portable typewriter case now. Hopefully this will be an upgrade for him. It's a surprise. The box measures 17" x 14" x 4" and has brass hinges and latches. I used small...

I am learning to carve onto my turnings. This one is made of American Chestnut The top was turned on vacuum and the circle was sandblasted, the 2 Ibis were pyro'd to outline the birds. On the back an inner square frame was also sandblasted and a Chinese Character (meaning FOREVER) was incised...

These tables are pieces of 4/4 reclaimed American Chestnut siding that we got from a barn we tore down in PA. It's an original design of mine for a customer who wanted a reclaimed table they could break down easily for trade shows. It's welded galvanized pipe with bar clamp heads and caster...