Country Lore: Windfall Wood Furniture

By Phil Charte

I make wooden furniture. Ninety percent of the wood is from trees and roots that I find in the woods that have been blown down or washed out by rushing water. Most people just cut them up and burn them, but not I. You can see some of the pieces I have crafted at my Web site.

Phil Charte
Cambridge, New York 

If you have made furniture from drift wood or other “trash” wood, please post your photos at cu.MotherEarthNews.com. — Mother