The Natural Woodworking Company, in the town of Floyd, you begin to wonder why. What is it about that piece of wood, or the way it's put together than elicits that response.The answer is both complicated and simple. Complicated because people go to great lengths to choose and harvest the trees that wind up in Swede's wood shop. Simple, because the methods used to bring the trees out of the woods are about as old school as you can get. The trees are pulled out by horses.
As I explained in an earlier story from last summer, the horses are a means to an end. They provide a low impact way to get trees out of the woods without clear cutting, and they leave almost no trace after they've completed their task. Add to that their "worst first" theory about which trees to take, and you begin to understand the character that makes its way into Swede's work.
Those "worst" trees are not the perfect ones that grow straight up. They are a little more scarred. Some woodworkers would shun those so-called imperfections. McBroom and his craftsmen make them the focal points of their custom designs.
The result is that each piece is not only unique -- but produced with sustainability in mind.
If you're into green living, it's the furniture version of a Prius -- only better looking.
Maintainable furnishings style is an effort to address the ecological effect of Sustainable Furniture items on the surroundings by considering all factors of the style and production procedure. Design concerns can include using reprocessed components in the production procedure and using items that can be taken apart and reprocessed after their useful life. Maintainable furnishings style aims to create a closed-loop pattern in which components and items are constantly reprocessed so as to avoid convenience in dumps. The Think Seat by Steelcase is a latest example of sustainable furnishings style.
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