Tree of Life Woodworks, LLC

Just Completed: Black Walnut Component Stand with adjustable shelves

American Chestnut base for a kitchen island. About to install the door and drawer pulls

Work in progress. This is an American Chestnut and Cherry kitchen island. I'll keep posting photos along the way.

Should Woodworkers Say Goodbye to Ebony? - videos - Fine Woodworking

This video explains a good part of why we only use locally harvested lumber. Even though the author is a hypocrite, he does a great job of explaining why not to use these exotic woods.
http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/47684/should-woodworkers-say-goodbye-to-ebony

Should Woodworkers Say Goodbye to Ebony? - videos - Fine Woodworking I stumbled across this video while reading the woodworking subreddit on reddit. Bob Taylor, a co-founder of Taylor Guitars, provides a unique perspective on the availability of ebony and explains what role he has in providing it to instrument makers. It's not clear if this is where our ebony comes f...

Timeline photos

Black Walnut Trestle table

Featuring a bookmatched top. Lumber for this table came from Greens Creek in Sylva

Black Walnut Milling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS4oXXY8dUg&feature=plcp&context=C3e94165UDOEgsToPDskIE59thubiYW_cv72CsmFxw

Black Walnut Milling Large Walnut from Fisher Creek Getting Milled

This large black walnut tree came from Fisher Creek here in Sylva.

Cherry Table

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyecPD38VGg&context=C2a732ADOEgsToPDskJ5i8NBYJGNfNGOyj2jtP3s

Cherry Table Making of a Natural Edge Cherry Coffee Table

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This is a blanket chest (one of a pair) that was made with the leftover walnut flooring from the clients home. I used their walnut for each of the sixteen panels that make up the two chests as well as for their lids. The rest is walnut from Bicentennial Park

TV Stand

This table is being donated to the Jackson County Library and is built entirely from the Walnut that was cut down in Bicentennial Park.

Cherry Tree Milling

This is the milling process for a magnificent Cherry Tree from 2nd Avenue in Sylva. The lumber will be available for use in May.

TuckReader auctions handmade end tables to benefit Pinnacle Park

http://www.tuckreader.com/silent-auction-of-end-tables-to-benefit-pinnacle-park/

TuckReader auctions handmade end tables to benefit Pinnacle Park SYLVA –– TuckReader is teaming up with Tree of Life Woodworks to raise money for the Pinnacle Park Foundation by offering two handmade end tables, constructed from walnut and silver maple rescued from the Bicentennial Garden in Sylva. David Nestler, local woodworker, recently got his hands on lumber

Black Walnut and Silver Maple End Tables

The Making of a Coffee Table

Photos of the Black Walnut from Bicentennial Park in Sylva, NC getting milled at Eddie Queen's sawmill in the Little Canada community of Jackson County, NC.

First Look: Sylva trees won’t go up in smoke

http://www.tuckreader.com/first-look-sylva-trees-wont-go-up-in-smoke/

First Look: Sylva trees won’t go up in smoke In late November, three giant trees were felled in the Jackson County Bicentennial Garden, located a few hundred yards from the historic Court House. The silver maple, black walnut, and Norway spruce were felled at the same time, but for different reasons, according to Peggy Hurt of the Sylva Garden

Coming Soon: Furniture from Sylva's Bicentennial Park's Silver Maple and Black Walnut. Visit my website (www.tolwoodworks.com/currentevents.html) for the full story.

A Collection of Completed Works