We were asked to build some modern looking nightstands for a kid’s room with hairpin legs, white-washed sides and a dark top. The wood for the project was Red Oak (downed by a storm on May 19th 2013 near Kirkside, Missouri) and Walnut (from a fallen tree in Parker, Kansas) We started with making the…
The Plant Table
Everyone remembers those uncomfortable molded-plastic chairs from school. These were saved from a scrap-yard in North Kansas City and combined with a piece of live-edge Elm that was saved from a burn pile in southwest Johnson County. The process started, as many wood projects do, at Tom the Sawyer’s mill and moved to the action-packed…
Stump Tables
These are some of our favorite things to make because they capture the natural beauty of wood, are 100% sourced from downed trees and bring a warmth to any environment. We have installed stump tables in businesses, offices and homes and no matter the location they become a conversation piece. Start with stumps and a…
The Elm Side Table
Some clients lost a century elm tree to disease and wanted to have a remembrance of the majestic elm that once shaded their backyard. They had the tree service cut some rough rounds, and following some basic instructions they sealed the pieces and stacked them to dry for several years. They asked if we could…
The Barn Wood TV Console
This project was for our own home. A good friend and mentor gave me some wood from his family barn that was recently torn down in Moran, Kansas. I also got some scrap metal and wanted to build something that combined old and new (plus I really needed a new TV Console). We welded up…
The White Oak Vanity
This white oak was from a tree that was dead near the shores of Lake Clinton outside of Lawrence, KS. The tree was milled by Tom the Sawyer (www.tomthesawyer.net) on February 17, 2013 for a family that never got around to using the wood and was happy for it to find a new home. The clients…