The new inventory includes three beautiful Appalachian hardwood species. First, a few gorgeous honey locust boards made from a storm felled tree from a mountain top property north of Asheville, NC. Honey locust is a very hard, very stable wood and was traditionally used for outdoor structures because it is highly rot resistant and naturally stands up to water. Second, beautiful box elder boards we made from a tree that was felled by a tree service on a residential property in Barnardsville, NC. Box elder is used primarily for accent furniture due to its mesmerizing figure and unique red-streaked grain. Last but not least, our classic Appalachian black walnut boards are back! The black walnut tree was felled by a local tree service here in Asheville, NC and stored in a cabinet shop for 10 years. Black walnut is prized for furniture making due to its beautiful chocolate and nut brown color. All of the wood we use for our boards is air dried for at least one year and then kiln dried for two weeks to eliminate warping and unwanted moisture. I hope these trees will have a great second life!
Enjoy the pictures and to see more of these boards look for them very soon this week on our Etsy shop.
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