Harvest the urban forest
Posted in Chairs and stools

Harvesting the urban forest require simple tools if the tree service has cut tree into firewood – example white oak and black walnut logs

Simple tools

Adding a little muscle power

Yields a usable wood stock

Stock can be milled and bored like these chair side rails


- Or placed in a lathe to make turned parts
For a chair, you assemble the parts and weave the seat

Make a wooden seat and add legs
Top from tree cut down in the yard when they cleared the property for the new house. Other parts from a tree a neighbor cut and the contractor left logs cut in 27 lengths on the curb for garbage pickup/recycling