cutting thick walnut rounds with Hendrick Panel Saw

Written By Robin Wade

cutting thick walnut rounds with Hendrick Panel Sawcutting thick walnut rounds with Hendrick Panel Saw

The variety of tools that we use to make my v. of furniture is varied.  From computers to design the tables in 3d to screwdrivers and hammers (sometimes to dig the rotten parts out).  Here we are using somewhat more traditional means of cutting these thick walnut rounds.  It's a Hendrick panel saw.  The blade is 16", the round if over 5" thick.  Hendrick designed the first panel saw on the market several decades ago.  It's really good to see them able to continue their business.  They make awesome products for the woodworking industry.  And their customer support for their equipment (even though I purchased it second hand) is second to none. 

Typically, these panel saws are seen in the cabinet industry, to cut thin panels (of all things).

cutting thick walnut rounds with Hendrick Panel Saw

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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