Made a table for a customer from a tree on their property

[Woodwizard]

A big curved limb fell off a very large old red oak they have. So they wanted a coffee table made from it.

First step was milling the limb and kiln drying the boards for the table. Then laying out what it would become, I use a large CNC router in my shop the cut the joints and surface the top. I dated the bottom and put in the owner and location for future family history.

I have made a few other pieces over the years for this family.

I enjoy what I do for a living and using materials that in most cases would end up in the firewood pile.

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[flying rabbit]

1. Noice!

[CurtEastPoint]

11. LOL! My brain said that to me when I saw it, too!

[piddyprints]

2. Very nice!

Want to come over and take a crack at our fallen walnut tree?

We had some lamps made out of an old apple tree years ago. Our daughter still has those lamps. They are signed and dated. It's really cool to have things like that.

[paleotn]

8. Ooooo....walnut.

Years ago when we were in NC we had a badly overgrown field cleared of brush and scrub. Contractor spied a big, straight walnut on the edge and told us that one tree might pay for this whole job. Maybe more. Absolutely not! we told him. But if Mom Nature puts it on the ground, it's fair game!

[piddyprints]

14. I've seen the results of

"surgical logging" in this area. Might as well clear cut, for all the mess and damage they make.

Ours came down on Mother's Day 2008. But it broke from up high and its "spire" is still sanding but hollow. The tree itself fell across a cave or something, so we can't get to it without the proper equipment. So we just cut the pieces that were in the "yard" and used it for firewood. They were all pretty smashed and broken.

We currently have a huge oak down, same part of the woods. It'll just have to stay there.

[appleannie1]

30. There used to be a 10 acre plot of mostly oaks and maples across the road from me.

The 95 years old woman that owned it had 3 sons that were fighting over it before she even died. She got mad and a year and a half ago, she had a company come in and clear cut the whole thing. The logger did not want to do it that way but she insisted. You can imagine the mess I see every time I look out my front window. Plus there are less birds, racoons moved, deer left etc. She donated the money to a charity and then died leaving them a worthless hillside that no one would want to build on. Tragic.

[UpInArms]

63. I am so sorry

Several years ago, my neighbor took a bulldozer to a stand of trees between the house they were living in and mine … the birds circled and cried … and then left …

I was so distressed for quite some time …

[electric_blue68]

75. Oh 😔 both sad stories. I love trees.

[Woodwizard]

23. If you live in the Catskills sure!

[piddyprints]

28. Lol Not even close!

Brrrr. I have lived in NY and don't want to do it again. TN is plenty cold for me.

But thanks anyway!

[RestoreAmerica2020]

55. Wow..have apple and pear trees that need to come down..perhaps

..carpenter out there could put to good use. A local artist carves horses, wild animals bear, mountain lion from trees he cuts down ..or will carve out standing tree...wish I could up load his work, just .unbelievable. Like table shown..there are incredible talented people out there.

[Woodwizard]

57. I do chainsaw carving too

A good portion of my income comes from it, I have a local onsite tree to carve this month. We do art shows may through Dec this is my catch up time.

[electric_blue68]

76. Cool. Stay careful!

[FrankTC]

3. Super Cool

Unique — a family heirloom from birth, to be cherished down the generations.

[Walleye]

4. Beautiful and unique!

[True Blue American]

5. Really neat woodwork!

My Son cut down a tree then bought a slab from a big tree, made an out door table next to his barbecue. You woodworkers amaze me.

[Sherman A1]

6. Superb!

Wish I was that talented! Well Done!

[paleotn]

7. That's fabulous!

What type of wood?

[wyn borkins]

9. From An Old Red Oak - Beauty Was Fashioned

Excellent woodwork; I especially like the round(ish) curves set upon 'those legs' and that finely-shaped table top.

[MLAA]

10. Beautiful, well done!

[JohnnyRingo]

12. I love oak, and that table came out beautiful!

I was going to joke that I want you to come and make such a work of art from one of My trees, but I see someone beat me to it. I'll wait until you're done with theirs. LOL

[blm]

13. Gorgeous piece

[LoisB]

15. Very nice.

[c-rational]

16. Absolutely lovely. My wife's mon had an oak stool which looks similar to your piece - also

handmade and cherished.

[mountain grammy]

17. Lovely 😊

[Evolve Dammit]

18. Came out great. Nice work!

[Wild blueberry]

19. Beautiful!

[IbogaProject]

20. Nice Job

Be proud!

[KS Toronado]

21. Is that some type of guide attached to your chainsaw

that allows you to get planks of uniform thickness?

[Woodwizard]

22. Yes it is a milling attachment works very well.

I can mill a log just about anywhere I can get my truck and load it board by board.

[yourmovemonkey]

37. Beautiful table!

I'm curious about this too. The most difficult part of getting a nice butt log milled is getting it out of the woods to the mill. Is this guide something you made yourself? I can sort of see how it works, but how do you make the first cut so that your guide has something to follow?

[Woodwizard]

45. I have a straight edge I tack to the log for the saw attachment to slide on

This is a big Ash log killed by the infestation of emerald ash borers that are wiping out all of the ash trees. Soon there will be almost no ash trees left.

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[yourmovemonkey]

52. That is very ingenious

Did you build the device that the chainsaw mounts in yourself? I think this might get added to my projects list.

I like that your cat helps too!

[Woodwizard]

59. It is an Alaskan chainsaw mill

Clamps to the chainsaw bar https://www.granberg.com/product-category/alaskan-mill/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAgP6PBhDmARIsAPWMq6nHqxyszYolGEUbfgzm3qQBXXh3ic7Z_0SC9o5TuC0jBxiAzAxm6CIaAg0AEALw_wcB

My cat Chester stays out of the way while I am working but is always nearby.

[CaptainTruth]

24. Nice! Well done!

It's beautiful.

[Bayard]

25. Lovely!

We have a local artist here that makes gorgeous bowls from various types of tree species. I gave them as xmas presents this year, and I have a live edge one that I just love.

Nice job!

[DemUnleashed]

26. 👏

So beautiful...you are so talented!!

[Traildogbob]

27. Incredible.

Well done. I love wood. All wood. Especially guitar luthiers. Matching woods that give the best sounds and beautify. You are a true artist. Trees gives us everything we need to live. You honored one and the tree will keep giving. I have splinters all over from a lifetime of tree huggery. Keep on crafting beauty as you did there.

[Emile]

29. What type of chain do you use on your chainsaw? Nice work, it's oak right?

[Woodwizard]

32. 3/8 pitch ripping chain.

It comes with a ten degree tooth angle instead of the 30 that crosscut chain has I resharpen to 5 degrees it cuts even smoother.

The saw is a Stihl 660, a 92cc engine 7.5 HP I have milled with smaller saws but it is slow going, this setup cruises right along.

[Emile]

34. Thanks, I cut a lot of wood with my farm boss and I too

sharpen my own chains. I always thought about milling my own wood, but never tried it. I got a huge amount of black walnut trees on my property that would make beautiful lumber.

[Woodwizard]

44. The Alaskan mill jig is inexpensive.

It is hard work milling but worth it.

[Lonestarblue]

31. Beautiful work!

[Ocelot II]

33. Very nice! You could go into business making furniture out of city trees

that most commercial lumber yards won't take. There's a local outfit, Wood From The Hood, that does exactly that, https://woodfromthehood.com/ and is pretty successful.

[brer cat]

35. Very nice work, Woodwizard!

[yardwork]

36. Beautiful! I love reclaimed wood. What a great thing to do!

[Bristlecone]

38. Good looking table. Did you build that saw guide with the uni-strut yourself?

[Woodwizard]

49. The attachment mounted on the saw

Is a commercially made fixture called an Alaskan chainsaw mill. The board with the uni-strut is the straight edge guide for it

[yourmovemonkey]

53. I see your response here to my question above

Thanks! I'll do a little research.

[Bristlecone]

56. TY

[Shermann]

39. Nice book-matching on the top, it almost looks like a solid piece nt

[AmBlue]

40. That is lovely!!

I am sure the family will treasure it for years-- perhaps generations-- to come. Well done!

[Magoo48]

41. Well done! Thanks for sharing.

[Ellipsis]

42. Wow... nice inlays.

[Orrex]

43. Well now that's just straight up gorgeous.

Beautiful work!

[lucca18]

46. Beautiful! A work of art!

A fallen limb from a tree turned into this great table!

[randr]

48. Beautiful work!

I also love to make tables and such from slabs. This is a slab of Cotton wood with walnut, cherry, and copper details.

[Woodwizard]

50. Very nice!

I like making trestle style tables the oval one was made from a sugar maple tree that came down in hurricane sandy. I made a wedge design to attach the table top to the legs that can be broken down for transport.

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[randr]

51. Love those benches!

[yourmovemonkey]

54. Beautiful work!

[electric_blue68]

78. Ah, look at those wonderful benches! Love the table top design!...

Are those (they almost remind of ? butterfly bandages) inlaid shapes are attaching the inner table section to the outer part?

[Woodwizard]

80. Yes they hold the table together, I like to show the joinery as a accent than hide it.

[electric_blue68]

81. Ah, an interesting design choice. 👍 Hope we'll get to see more work, too.

[Trueblue1968]

64. this is wonderful

[Scruffy1]

73. Holy Shit. It's gorgeous. N/T

[electric_blue68]

77. Oh, how nice and sturdy! Love those curves on the legs and ?cross beam

[dlk]

58. What a gorgeous table!

You’ve created a lasting treasure for your customer.

[ZZenith]

60. User name checks out.

Functional and beautiful. A winning combination.

[Catherine Vincent]

61. I love this!

It's beautiful.

[Martin68]

62. That's a beauty. There's a couple living in the Shenandoah Valley who collect enormous

lengths of very big trees to make tables out of one solid piece of wood. They made one of walnut for us. They have oak, maple, poplar, sycamore. Wood is so beautiful.

[Wilderoni]

65. Woodwork

That's really impressive and a great looking table. I can imagine how much they must love it considering it came from their own yard, plus your craftmanship. Well done!

[OxQQme]

66. I love the milled logs

check this you tube channel

skip to 9:20

[TreasonousBastard]

71. And bare feet, too.

[GeoWilliam750]

67. Nicely done

[denbot]

68. The wife and I are wowed.

Master Craftsman level work.

[Skittles]

69. wow

you are indeed a Woodwizard

[sprinkleeninow]

70. Extremely magnificent!

[seta1950]

72. Wow

That’s beautiful, I love it

[electric_blue68]

74. Oh, that's quite nice! ...

I love the irregular edges of the table and legs. Didn't realize it was matching two pieces

In general I'm the crafter, and artist vs my sister, though she's done some good abstract art, and is often a wonderful photographer (our mom was a dress designer before getting married, a copper jewelry enameler, and crafter in general).

Anyway she took a wood furniture course like ?8+ years ago with a very well known natural wood making furniture crafter/designer!
She came home with a ? 3 ft high skinny sort of ovalish table with 3 legs, and a miniature chair with bark on branches.
I was So Proud of her. 👍💖

I got to do some wood sculpture type pieces in Art College.

I used barked, and unbarked wooden branches for wall sculptures in the '80s. As well as small milled wood square rods (used back then for certain architectural models).

Oh, and one of my younger cousins turns wood bowls, and inlaid wood cutting boards, and some other stuff.
Quite lovely work.
He also had done furniture repair, and restoration. Excellent work.

I love watching lathe wood work videos. Artistic, and kind of meditative.

Crafting, photography, art making runs strong on my mom's side of our sort of big family (from her side). 😁
My dad had quite good design sense.

[niyad]

79. Very nice indeed!