Buying Trip / by Collin Fankhauser

Yesterday we went to pick up wood for a few projects. Here's what we found:

A slab of rosewood for a table base.

A slab of rosewood for a table base.

Some slabs of sycamore burl, which would make a fantastic dining table, or oversized coffee table.

Some slabs of sycamore burl, which would make a fantastic dining table, or oversized coffee table.

Here's another shot of the sycamore burl, just to give you an idea on size.

Here's another shot of the sycamore burl, just to give you an idea on size.

A 750 pound chunk of a tree, for either a coffee table or console. 

A 750 pound chunk of a tree, for either a coffee table or console. 

Worm-eaten dock poles, which have been underwater in Venice for centuries. 

Worm-eaten dock poles, which have been underwater in Venice for centuries.