Friendly Forest Products Recent Work Gallery 2

Custom box in Birch wood. Tray slides over to expose lower area and also lifts out. Customers intend this as a Christmas gift to a grandchild. ( Ref # GR2360 CO)

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Base for small end table. To be topped with a circular glass plate. May also hold a special rock on the base. Height = 21", constructed of birch wood .

SOLD

Designed for use out of doors on the deck; Smudge bowl stand in blue and table with colours of the four directions. Smudge stand is of larch but painted to withstand the weather and the table is of 2" thick spruce and finished with exterior varathane to weather proof it.

PERSONAL USE

Custom set of birch cup and plate with spruce resurrection cross. NOT AVAILABLE

Walnut boxes with a birch tile bordered by red African Padauk wood. Thhe tile is created by nature figuring at the centre of a log. the log was cut into boards and the board sliced and laid open and laminated to a solid base so that the tile is end-grain wood. The interior of the boxes has been "flocked" to protect sensitive items that might be placed inside.


	A 9.5 inch diameter plate in cherry wood. Images burned into wood and finished with oil and lacquer. Ref. #: 2378 SOLD
	These are two more in the series of serving trays I am making. I now have completed three; one with a Padauk side, one with Birch and one with Walnut. The images are burned into the wood. The two illustrated on either side are similar except for the side woods. I have chosen to call them my "Signature Trays" because the image attempts to communicate both my given name and a profound teaching of the Sacred Tree. (Note: several "blank" units are available and can be customized) Ref #GR 2370ST SOLD To Righ:GR 2369ST SOLD
	Custom box in Birch wood. Tray slides over to expose lower area and also lifts out. Customers intend this as a Christmas gift to a grandchild. ( Ref # GR2360 CO)
	Left: Birch Plate with leaf images burned into wood. Inside finished with poly-resin to make it fully food safe and water / stain resist. (Ref # 2348PL) SOLD To Right: Serving Tray; Sides of African Padauk, bottom of Birch and Padauk. Images burned / cut into bottom. Ref # GR 2366 - GR 2368. Others in subsequent series will have walnut or birch sides. Tray SOLD
	Custom table / stool in Birch with circle of leaves burned / cut into top. Finished with Varathane to retain blond character of the birch wood. This is intended for an entrance area to be used as a seating stool when putting on shoes or as a table to hold items being brought into the home. Details according to customer's requests. SOLD
	Birch platter / canister. 12 inch diameter. (Ref #2346CN) SOLD
	Willow, bark on bowl , top view. Interior coated with poly-resin to make it food safe and stain resistant (Ref # 2335 BL) SOLD
	Willow bowl, bark on; No. 2. Interior finished with poly-resin to make it food safe and water resistant. Ref #2334 BL) SOLD
	Birch plates with wide flange. Interior with poly-resin. 11 inch diameter to outside of flange. (Ref # 2343 BL - 2345 BL) Three SOLD
Birch wood platter with leaves on lid. Image burned into wood with wood burning tools. Lower platter is a16 " in diameter and the lid is 14" with a black walnut handle. (Special gift item, not for sale)
	To Right: Small end table in birch wood. Special order item (Custom Project) SOLD To Left: Purpleheart table made as a special order. Miser able wood to work with, but beautiful when finished! (August 2009) Custom Order
		Birch wood trestle-style table requested by couple shown on right and below after they saw my own dining table. This unit was 38" X 48" X 29.5 " high (September 2009) Custom Order)
The full set of ten items for a Chapel at St. Mary High School. The photos were taken when I finished the "rubbing out" finish on the altar and ambo and while I still had them out on my deck at Friendly Forest. August 15, 2008 Click here to see the pieces in their final location	Birch Bowl with large flange; 16 inch diameter, 2.5 inches high (sold)	Customized desk box in birch. Leaves incised and stained with aniline dyes, name relief-carved (Not for sale)
		Left: Aspen bowl and birch bowl with "turned over" edge. Below:Box Elder Vase shown in rotation. SOLD


Pau Ferro box with Aromatic Cedar bottom. Sapwood shows on front edge. Pau Ferro is sometimes called Brown Ebony, and translates as 'iron wood'. SOLD
Special Medicine / Prayer table made with woods from 6 continents. The top is Pau Ferro from Brazil, and has a medicine wheel carved in the surface. The top and base rails are African Nogal as is the dark vertical bands with their maple inserts. The red wood is aromatic red cedar / juniper wood.The legs / pillars , all light wood are local Birch, as are the doors and front panel which is spalting Birch. An inner drawer has Burmese Teak pieces, and the door handles are Australian Lacewood. The drawer bottom is Finnish Birch.	IN PERSONAL USE
traditional birch bark dipper GIVEN AS GIFT	Turned birch wood dippers. When completed, the inside surfaces will be coated with a poly resin to make it waterproof. SOLD	"Sofa Tables" stand 45 " tall, 21 " deep and 72" long. Drawer faces are relief carved panels shown below which depict forest floor vegetation in the fall.

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PERSONAL USE	PERSONAL USE	Table to hold a Turkish Grill. Made of 2 " thick spruce with ceramic tile for heat protection. For out door deck use. Photo taken after first coat of exterior grade varathane finish. PERSONAL USE
Base for small end table. To be topped with a circular glass plate. May also hold a special rock on the base. Height = 21", constructed of birch wood . SOLD	Designed for use out of doors on the deck; Smudge bowl stand in blue and table with colours of the four directions. Smudge stand is of larch but painted to withstand the weather and the table is of 2" thick spruce and finished with exterior varathane to weather proof it. PERSONAL USE	Custom work: Detached wood hoop wrapped in leather with leather braided axes lines, relief carving of a grizzly bear and grizzly bear paw prints and two feathers forming the background. The background wood panel is 22" X 22" SOLD
Showing hoop lifted from its holding pegs.		Birch Box with Wenge banding. Customized with name and carving
Spalting Birch Tile inserted in Black Walnut and Bloodwood treasure box. NOT FOR SALE	Cansasa (Sacred Tobacco) Bag with beaded Sacred Hoop. Deerskin leather. NOT FOR SALE	Cansasa Bag reverse side with beaded Sacred Tree image NOT FOR SALE
Figured Black Walnut box with Birch and Bloodwood Banding SOLD	Custom set of birch cup and plate with spruce resurrection cross. NOT AVAILABLE
	Walnut boxes with a birch tile bordered by red African Padauk wood. Thhe tile is created by nature figuring at the centre of a log. the log was cut into boards and the board sliced and laid open and laminated to a solid base so that the tile is end-grain wood. The interior of the boxes has been "flocked" to protect sensitive items that might be placed inside.
	Feather Boxes with separate compartment for sweet grass braid AVAILABLE