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Gary Krauss in a
highly figured maple
Coos Canyon frame
grinders, and free form lamp bases. I even give the wood shavings to farmers for animal bedding. Now instead of wasting wood, I turn the whole log into value added products. Now that’s wood-use efficiency!
Native Woods created a "Rustic Prairie" style that uses the natural live edge of trees to create furniture that is at home in your dream home, and is suitable in many types of homes including log homes, fishing lodges, adobe, and contemporary timber frames. Our Live-edge furniture will bring a bit of the romance and life of the Maine North Woods to any home.
A very common question that comes up over and over is What is live-edge? Please click here for our FAQ on live-edge and why it is a different approach to furniture construction.
The rugged mountains of western Maine form the backdrop for my new line of live-edge furniture. Lakes nesting between mountains; rushing rivers cascading through canyons; straight pines and stately maples standing proud in the northern forest provide me with my daily inspiration. Here you will find beautiful, hand made furniture from the woods of western Maine.
For me, wood-use efficiency begins with a search for low value logs, often destined for the pulp mill. Not too many years ago, the first cut or bark edge of the log, was thrown into a woodstove to heat my woodshop. Now I utilize the whole log, from bark to heartwood, to make my unique line of frames and furniture. Instead of throwing the unused pieces into the woodstove, I now save the scraps for area artisans who make turned wood pens, salt and pepper
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