Reclaimed Wormy American Chestnut Inlayed With Cedar Picture Frame
I like the contrast of using 2 different wood species together. In this case, wormy American Chestnut with Cedar inlay, both native to Tennessee. Of course the Chestnut is no longer around due to the blight, but there is ample Cedar. It comes from leftover lumber from an outdoor entryway I built. It was milled from a father/son sawmill near the Tennessee/Kentucky border. Oil finish. This one is a 5x7.
Function
- entryway
Type
- wood
Material
- oak
- reclaimed
Features
- eco-friendly
Meet the Maker
Shane Paxton
Sybil Green Woodworks
Custom woodworks made from a variety of vintage reclaimed hardwoods from the Cumberland Plateau in East Tennessee and fine exotic woods from around the world.
Sybil Green Woodworks combines simple aesthetic lines with time-honored mortise & tenon joinery to create classic works of functional art. My recent works are stain-free. I'm simply letting the wood species dictate the colors and tones.
Sybil Green Woodworks is one man in East Tennessee creating by hand.
My formal education in woodworking includes Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and Gregory Paolini Design.
I am a retired wildland firefighter so my connection to wood has been career-long.. Primarily using prescribed burning, I restored and maintained ecosystems throughout the South East. Managing wildfires was the other side of the job. Amongst those activities, I worked wood creatively and continue the craft here in retirement.
Customer Reviews
Ken Spigarelli
Feb 13, 2016Shane was great to work with. Communicated every day with photos. It was packaged securely and arrived on time. The frame is amazing and glad it was made from recycled wood. Really a great experience! ,
brett
Aug 11, 2015What you want to know: the display looks and is high quality, the maker was especially communicative about the specifications, and I'm placing another order for two once I finish this review. Enjoy.
Tommy Powell
Nov 1, 2020Working with Shane was a fantastic experience! The picture frames I ordered were beautifully made, accurate to the specifications we agreed to, and finished on time. Further, I'm glad the picture frames I had built were from recycled wood. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this maker!
