ATLANTA – Logs salvaged from dozens of trees removed to make room for a multi-housing complex were repurposed into stunning custom woodwork.
Gables Residential, the developer of the project, received the Outstanding New Development Grand Award from the Georgia Tree Council for its “thoughtful reuse by recovering, storing, and preserving the trees that were removed from Gables Vinings Village.”
Representatives of Eutree, a custom sawmill operation based in Villa Rica, Ga., photographed the award-winning project from start to finish. A sampling of those images is shared in this slideshow.
Eutree milled the logs that were salvaged during the removal process by Arborguard Tree Specialists of Avondale Estates, Ga. The tree care company not only focused on minimizing the environmental impact on the site during the removal process, but also cutting the trees to maximize log yield.
Eutree milled each log into lumber or slabs based on the intended use. The company also kiln dried the wood.
Madera Arts of Austell, Ga., crafted the urban wood into furniture. flooring, wall cladding, ceilings, tables and more.
Want more? See Eutree’s full “Root-to-Fruit” full photo essay.
Rich Christianson is the owner of Richson Media LLC, a Chicago-based communications firm focused on the industrial woodworking sector. Rich is the former long-time editorial director and associate publisher of Woodworking Network. During his nearly 35-year career, Rich has toured more than 250 woodworking operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia and has written extensively on woodworking technology, design and supply trends. He has also directed and promoted dozens of woodworking trade shows, conferences and seminars including the Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo and the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo, Canada’s largest woodworking show.
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