After a portable saw cut boards from the best logs, we hauled the boards to our basement. Time for them to dry. Impatiently he waited. Month after month went by. Drying time is prolonged when you use unconventional methods. After one winter season with a coal stove going and another season underway, the wood was ready to be worked with. My woodworking husband was happy and busy.
Today, he brought the finished piece upstairs to show us. A beautifully crafted coffee table.
Solid walnut. The wood is different than the deep rich cherry we have numerous tables made out of. To me, walnut has a silvery-gray tint to the dark brown wood. You can see the large eye he decided to work with. He debated about that piece for a long time and is pleased with the outcome. You can see the various grain patterns. WOW!
This beautiful piece will not call our home HOME. Instead, my carpenter man plans to talk to our church about donating it. Perhaps they can raffle it off and make a nice profit. I know I'll be buying some tickets. Maybe this walnut coffee table will be calling our home HOME.
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