…the next time an old tree in your yard comes down…
Old trees yield wood with prized character and beauty. They also hold prized memories for all who enjoyed their shade, or climbed their branches.
Consider the next time an old tree in your yard comes down. What if you could have a beautiful item made from its beautiful wood?
I design and make a wide range of items in a wide range of styles. All my designs are unique, and personalized to my clients.
Please call to to find out what’s possible. Just give me a call at 203 770 5240.
Unique Heirloom Designs
How might your children feel if you gave them a handmade keepsake box from the wood of the backyard maple they played under?
A beautiful object made from a beloved old tree carries its associations and connections. Old trees can represent a childhood…a time of life…a family.
A Personal Story
In 2002, a neighbor lost a beloved old shade maple to the winds of a bad Nor’easter.
Remembering the swing his children played on, the family table under its leaves in summer—so many good memories—he was near tears.
I made five matching keepsake boxes from the wood of that tree, one for every member of the family. Then I stored the remaining lumber for him.
Over the years, I made a writing desk and several other items from that wood. Each time he sees that writing desk, good memories of life under that tree come back.
I’ve offered this service to many families over the years, making furniture from their yard trees, helping preserve family memories through heirlooms for generations to come.
Then in 2012, I made a hall table from a campus maple for my alma mater, Phillips Academy, Andover. This began an enduring relationship, working with the school’s physical plant to select old trees when it was their time to come down, then design and create gifts for donors and furniture through the academy’s alumni relations office.
It is this experience and comprehensive skillset of personal stewardship that I bring to your beloved old trees.