Forest Fire Furniture

Forest fires of the fall of 2020 rendered many woods ill and thus cut from their roots. I collected cottonwood stumps from Cameron Pass that were slabbed, dried, and reassembled into a desk. The greatest challenges of construction came with working with green wood, cutting and joining along a curve dictated by grain and maintaining a live edge. The cottonwood is paired with heart pine, pulled from an abandoned antique beam. This project was an opportunity to test the limits of working from home, working out of the garage, and learning from a carpenter/builder - my dad. 

Furniture Making, Taught By Chris Dewart

Spring 2021