Back in the Spring I custom sawed 4700 board feet of Walnut into two, three and four inch thicknesses for a client to begin building various pieces of furniture. This began an exploration in the process of harvesting furniture grade lumber. Bookmatching and disection of figured wood was just the beginning, properly kiln dring the lumber was quite a task. I have recently received the first 1000 board feet out of the kiln and have begun the first piece, which is a dinning room table, 9 feet long and 43 inches wide with a 3″ thick top. Live edge, bookmatched with a 27″ crotch mirrored on one end. Pictures of the process soon to follow.

Be sure to drop by and say hello, I will be demonstrating how I make dovetails at Mountain Heritage Day, Saturday Sept. 26th {10-5:). This will be located at Western Carolina University, for more information and info on how to get there, check out this link.