Slabs are made when a large tree trunk is cut into slices from one end, all the way to the other end down the entire length of the trunk. Each “slice” or slab is usually between two and four inches thick and is left with its natural contour and bark along...
The process of turning a fallen tree into a live edge slab begins with a hunt. We start by exploring the forest looking for large fallen trees that are in excellent condition. When we find the right one, it’s often deep in the woods clutched by thorny Multiflora Rose...
When I got the invitation to attend an exotic animal auction from a friend in Wooster, Ohio, I was somewhat interested. “I like animals” I thought. “And I really like exotic animals, so why not?” What I didn’t know was that the auction was in Mount Hope, a town smack...
1800s In 1898, Rudolph Vall was born the son of a cooper and the grandson of a wagon maker in Czechoslovakia. Coming from humble beginnings, he was starving for opportunity. In hopes of attending a better school and finding work, he moved to Austria as a teenager....
