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Sequoia trees repurposed to tell stories
Written by Ravleen Kaur, Pamplin Media Thursday, 14 July 2016 10:00AM AURORA — At his wood shop off a winding rural road in Aurora, certified arborist Michael Bruno reads the life-rings and examines the nutrient layers of a sequoia tree which recently arrived from Vose Elementary School in Beaverton. This summer, the school is beingmore -
Arborist turns artisan to salvage wood
By Bridget A. Otto, The Oregonian May 28, 2011 at 8:14 AM CANBY — Michael Bruno walks around his father’s property giving a quick tour: the spot the logs are staged once they arrive; the mill with its “nice Honda motor”; the planks stacked for curing; the shop where a nearly 15-foot slab of Englishmore -
Shwood for Pendleton Cascadian Collaborative
Filmed and Edited by Joe Stevens. joestevensmedia.com For Autumn/Winter 2011, Shwood has joined forces with fellow Oregon-based company Pendleton Woolen Mills on a limited run of Shwood’s “Canby” frame style. Crafted from Oregon-grown Cherry wood, the frames feature laser engraved temples adorned with Pendleton’s iconic “Chief Joseph” pattern. Shwood for Pendleton |♢| Cascadian Collaborative frommore -
Dead tree, live edge
By Bridget A. Otto, The Oregonian January 20, 2011 at 7:00 AM When an old walnut tree right outside The Joinery’s building on Southeast Woodstock needed to come down, the master craftsmen at the nearly 30-year-old furniture-making business got to grinning. Founder Marc Gaudin got to thinking: Why don’t we harvest that tree and makemore