The monster 400 year oak came from Bethesda, Wales. It was the hardest tree I’ve ever planked. We fought to cut every board. At one point a mouse jumped out of a knot like Jerry as the saw approached his house. 2.
At the time the sawyer said “what the hell are you going to use this for”. Well for twenty years I didn’t know. Finally it’s time came and here we are. 3.
Where I could I kept the saw marks to remind me of that epic day and the knots, burls, checks and knarl to remind of that ancient giant. After all. There’s a certain corrosion of character in perfection.

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