Longleaf Wood Shop

We finished a large White Oak table in one of the most beautiful homes we’ve seen, in downtown Wetumpka. You can see in the photo the Pecky Cypress island and hand scraped Hickory floors. We also contributed butcher block Walnut countertops in the pantry and coffee bar, and a White Oak mantle over the large fireplace.

We also delivered a large Maple table to Grace Presbyterian Church, in Montgomery. The design was perfect for a conference table.

Have a great weekend from us at Longleaf Wood Shop!

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This is a nerdy woodworking post. This week we have been working with some unique wood to build a round dining table, a mantle, and a bench top for an upcoming wedding.

The dining table is made of Ambrosia Maple, which is one of our most chosen lumber types. Some people call it “Wormy Maple”, but the small holes and character is caused by the Ambrosia Beetles, who make their home in the wood. We only use furniture grade, kiln dried lumber, which makes certain there is nothing creeping around in the wood!

The mantle is made from Cypress that we put under tin for several months. We sort of cook it, to get the rot that is so beautiful. We have made many mantles with this faux Pecky Cypress. We bevel each piece and even the ends so that the mantles appear to be a large beam, even though the lumber is only about an inch thick.

The bench top is Hickory that we milled. We let the logs sit on the ground for a few months, which gives it the character not found in commercial Hickory lumber.

So there you go! If you read through this, we hope you learned something new! We love what we do!