Reclaimed Silver Maple Tree

Awesome job man, beautiful materials

-- Oldwolf - http://insidetheworkshop.blogspot.com/

Good save and nice box.

Wonderful trunk a great piece

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Beautiful finish on that one!!

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

Excellent work and wood processing!. Out in my shop, two pieces of different species of wood are on the drying stage. I do spray water from time to time to avoid splitting. Curing is time consuming. I have a guava tree that was standing in the heat of sun and rain for two years as an orchid stand. Later, I found it is hard and not dense. Strong to retain the pliability. I think natural way of drying is the best. If the wood survive for a year, then it will be good.

By the way, I think we are relatives… I am Bert Flores (Flores in spanish means Flowers) and you are also Richard Flower….. LOL. Anyway we are both LJ.

-- Bert

Richard,

Just like we were talking about with the Midnight Tree Salvage! Man I am in awe of what would have otherwise been wasted at the dump. You are truly a gifted artist my friend.

Great work. Always good to see discarded tree parts reclaimed and msed into something so beautiful..

-- Tim, Missouri ....Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the heck happened

Well done my man, I like ever thing about this build , wood, design and finish….please forward so i could have a closer look…lol….BC

Great job Richard.
Very nice use of otherwise wasted material.
The pieces you chose are extraordinarily nice in appearance.

-- Eric

Just because Boise is called the city of trees is no reason to ever let one go to waste.Good save and a beautiful trunk…...................Schloemoe

-- schloemoe, Oregon , http://www. woodrehab.blogspot.com

Beautiful trunk! And from wood headed to the dump is even better. Nice save and great job.

-- Paul, North Dakota, USAF Ret.

Thanks for all the kind comments, the trunk did turn out, but I feel limited by my finishing abilities. I always have a hard time finishing maple, if you look closely you can see some blotching and runs, but the true beauty of the wood helped hide my inexperience at finishing. I am going to have to take a finishing class at woodcraft to improve.

Medicineman 5000 see you at 4:00 a.m. at the dump, to score us some raw resources.

BertFlores58 Any problems with the humidity at your place when drying lumber, here in Idaho its pretty much dry.

-- Richard Boise, Idaho

Great looking trunk. Very nicely done. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Great job on the trunk. It looks very nice.

-- Donnie-- listen to the wood.

Very well done, Looks great you should be proud!

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"