Over the years I have used limbs and branches of trees for backing of bed swings, decorative fencing, corbels/brackets for shelving, stumps for bench and table bases and of course furniture. I have always enjoyed incorporating the twists and bends and turns of branches and limbs into my pieces, truly bringing nature inside the home.
I use flap discs, sanding discs and other sculpting tools along with a lot of elbow grease to remove all of the dead and pulpy wood. I finished the stump inside and out with a handful of coats of polyurethane.
As long as the wood has some integrity left to it, it’s always usable for me.
For more information about Brad Wroblewski's business or to contact him with questions, please visit the website:
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Ryan Penner
RST Timberworks
Gloucester, VA
Ryan Penner of RST Timberworks is among our many veteran-owned urban/local wood businesses. Located in Gloucester VA, Ryan specializes in custom sawmilling, woodworking, live-edge lumber sales and kiln drying.
One of Ryan's more unique projects is the use of stump wood. "We literally rescued these black walnut stumps from the burn pile. We pressure washed off all the dirt and rocks and then trimmed all of the small roots with a chainsaw. Once we get it down to just the main root system we mill it out to roughly 3”x7” blocks at whatever length we can get from the stumps. This stump wood provides some beautiful grain patterns!" Further proof that with some vision and ingenuity all parts of the tree can be a usable urban forest resource!
Check out the RST Timberworks website to learn more about Ryan's business >>
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