New beginning for Wilson Park oak

Written By Robin Wade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday we had brilliant blue skies and a high of 70 or so, so .  .  .  without really discussing it, we found ourselved drawn outside to do some sawyer work that was overdue.  We spent the day flitch cutting and stacking these oak slabs which previously provided shade and beauty for many locals at Wilson Park.  It had been located on the North corner of Wood Avenue, right across from the library for as long as I can remember, and probably much more.  I really hated to see it's life come to an end, but I'm pleased that it didn't get buried at the landfill, like so many.  

Robin Wade
Robin Wade Furniture is a celebration of nature—a melding of a forward thinking commitment to the environment and a quiet, harmonious design aesthetic. From his "slow studio" in North Alabama, award-winning wood artist Robin Wade designs and crafts one-of-a-kind handmade furniture. Years before a piece is ready to enter a client's home or a gallery, the process begins—naturally—with the tree. Sustainably harvested, each specimen of hardwood is flitch sawn into natural-edge wood slabs, debarked by hand with a draw knife, and stacked to dry, usually for years, before the final cure in the kiln. From here, Wade and his team use both hand and power tools to bring Wade's vision to life, and then finish each piece with a hand-rubbed oil blend. Each organic furniture creation by Robin Wade Furniture balances the raw, natural beauty of environmentally, locally sourced hardwoods with minimally invasive, clean lines—a juxtaposition Wade calls both rustic and modern. “I haven’t yet found a better artist than nature,” he says.
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