A group of America's hardwood producers have voluntarily come together to develop a tagline designed to promote the tradition, warmth, and value of their products -- "American Hardwoods: Treasured for Generations."
America is truly a country built on wood. The first European-Americans landed to find towering forests comprised on not just mighty oaks but tall pines as well. What appeared to be an endless store of wood provided shelter, furnishings, heat, food, and more.
Hand-me-downs Everyone Wants
Like most Americans some of my family's most prized possessions are wooden boxes, trunks, and well-worn furniture handed down from generation-to-generation. Wood and wood products are without peer as inanimate objects that provide fodder for the stories of life.
We at the Endowment were recently granted two new "gifts" of the forest. We asked the Greenville Woodworkers Guild (www.greenvillewoodworkers.com) to come to our aid so that we could re-purpose some salvage items from our recently remodeled office and to make useful objects from surplus hardwood plywood panels left after panelling some of our walls.
The Results are Outstanding
We couldn't be more pleased with the results! Among the first of five requested small projects was an attempt to turn a poorly-placed building support column into a useful tool. The result is a small break table now surrounded by re-purposed fountain stools that once supported patrons at the Little Princess Restaurant's main dining counter (see related Blog of June 3, 2011). The "gifts" to the Endowment aren't just the "new" heirlooms that adorn our home, but also, the blessings of having talented artisans share their skills.
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