Blue Pine and Sugar maple

The blight those beetles create is unsightly in nature. Making beautiful pieces like you have right here is the only reason to have a fondness for those little bugs.

-- Josh; Former Pennsylvanian, current Coloradan

I like it, looks great

-- Don, Royersford, PA

That is a Beauty!

-- ~ Bob ~ Newton, N.H.

Having lived in Colorado, I think the beauty of blue (beetle-kill) pine is under-appreciated. Admittedly, it’s very rustic – so it only appeals to certain tastes. I once put up beetle-kill wainscoting in a room that turned out great. It can have blue, purple, and gray colors in the wood.

This piece looks great, and the construction is excellent. Nice job.

-- Some problems are best solved with an optimistic approach. Optimism shines a light on alternatives that are otherwise not visible.

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That’s one good lookin’ Butcher Block Table.

Nicely done. – Len

-- Mother Nature should be proud of what you've done with her tree. - Len ...just north of a stone's throw from the oHIo, river that is, in So. Indiana.

Wow, thanks everyone for the positive comments! Definitely did not expect such quick exposure. Ill have to post up a few more projects. !

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Having seen the devastation of beetle kill in Colorado first hand, I’m glad that some good can come out of it.

-- Benjamen Johnson, Burbs of Minneapolis

Looks great. I wish I had some of that pine for intarsia work. It would make a great sky or ocean and probably a host of other things too. We get some blue pine here from a fungus that is harmless , but leaves about the same color in pine.

-- Mike, American in Norway