Nelsonwoodworks.biz - Start to Finish


After adding the "sawing" and "kiln drying" pages I knew I had only told part of the story. Here is a pic of the maple log in 2 pieces. There was a 3rd, the top was rotten I had to remove it. This tree was dying, it was taken down for safety reasons.	After the chainsaw work, then it goes to the sawmill.	My least favorite part of sawmilling, junk metal in the log. This was a big old yard tree, for 100 years people have been driving nails in it. I pulled 9 metal objects out of this log, ruining 5 band blades. The metal shown here was 10" into the tree.


You've seen the whole process, here is the final result. A curly maple desk set. A lot of work from start to finish.	A closer look at the drawer. Solid maple even inside, no plywood or cheaper secondary wood. I carved the drawer pulls from the same tree.	Here is one of those big slabs. The desk top is 24" deep and 44" long, one solid board that old tree gave me. The grain is fantastic. It is sanded as smooth as glass in this picture, but the grain looks like it is standing up.