exterior railing

check out this exterior railing installed in the beautiful Smoky Mountains. There was snow on the ground and the light was just right to capture the rustic elegance of these painted branches of mountain laurel.

slow furniture

Here is the ultimate in wood working! I thought that my deck railing was the coolest, most intricate use of wood in it's natural form, but this guy has got me beat. He takes living trees and molds them into shapes and furniture. This is just so cool!