Fresh-sawn, or green lumber, is loaded with water, and it’s heavy!  The total weight of the lumber is approximately 36,740 pounds or 18.4 tons.  The next step is to dry it.  During this process, the wood will lose about one-third of its weight or six tons of water.

Wood art, with its organic warmth and beauty, offers a way to connect with nature while enhancing the ambiance in our homes. Here are some benefits of welcoming wood art into your living space.

I make art from wood, and the wood I use is always part of a bigger story.  In a recent blog, I shared why my wife, Sarah, and I are harvesting trees from our property.  The two days spent felling and skidding the trees was a great adventure!

I make art from wood, and the wood I use is always part of a bigger story.  In a recent blog, I shared why my wife, Sarah, and I are harvesting trees from our property.  The two days spent felling and skidding the trees was a great adventure!

When I was nineteen years old, I planted some black walnut trees at the home where I grew up. They were mail-order from Miller Nurseries in Canandaigua, NY. Each sapling was only about eighteen inches tall and the diameter of a pencil. They had no branches but were just sticks with some roots. I planted them because of my growing interest in wood, and I especially respected black walnut. I never imagined I would harvest them for lumber.