Gallery
saved a tree from firewood
Mar 04, 2012
first two projects from a 39″ x 10′ maple stump.
Get It All!
UNLIMITED Membership is like taking a master class in woodworking for less than $10 a month.
Start Your Free TrialUp Next
Featured Workshop
Shaker candle stand with Christian Beckvoort
He’s built dozens of round Shaker stands over four decades, so there is no one more qualified than Christian Becksvoort to demonstrate making this classic. In this seven-part video series,…
Discussion Forum
Highlights
-
Shape Your Skills
when you sign up for our emails
Plus tips, advice, and special offers from Fine Woodworking.
-
-
-
-
Comments
WOW!! that table top is amazing. Nice save. Absolutely beautiful.
This was the thank you gift for the tree stump. These two thru cuts were particularly prized. The top is 6' x 32" and the breadboards were the off cuts from the other side of a crack. Original board was 22" x 11' with a giant knot around 6 1/2', you can see the radiation from it on viewer's left of the table top. The panels on the bookshelf are from another one of the dozen or so 20"+ thru cuts
I had a friend that cut down a norway maple for firewood, it was about 3o" wide a AAAA curly all the way through from top to bottom, it was about 20' long with half-basketball sized burls all over it. When I found out about it I dug through his firewood pile cutting out the burls. Now when he cuts a tree down he cuts a little off the top and bottom and splits it to check for figure. Hasn't saved a log yet, but he's not going to miss one either.
Log in or create an account to post a comment.
Sign up Log in