Memorialize a FallenTree

Have you lost a tree to weather, disease, age or “progress?” Artist, Chris Ramsey (Knot-Head), accepts commissions to transform a portion of your tree into magnificent works of art which will last forever and which will allow you to enjoy the tree you admired as a part of your history. Trees which have become beloved works of art (hats, bowls, etc.) continue to bring joy long after the ravages of age or disaster have passed.

Type of Wood for Successful Turned Works of Art

All hardwood species are suitable for Turned Wood of Distinction.
The following trees are especially usable and desirable for wood turning.

Maple	Walnut	White Oak
Curley Maple	English Walnut	Red Oak
Wormy Maple	Cherry	Black Oak
Beech	Sycamore	Box Elder
Sassafras	Hickory	Elm
Osage Orange (Hedge Apple)	Chestnut	Ash

Condition of Wood

The wood should be solid and the center of the tree intact. For hats, the wood should be as fresh as possible so that bending may occur. Nested sets of bowls should be turned from the largest diameter possible. The size of the tree will determine the number of bowls in the nested set. If natural edge is desired, bark must be left intact on the tree and undamaged. Burls (knots) on the tree as well as crotch wood (where limb and trunk join) make particularly beautiful works of art.

Turn This Into This!

 

Minimum Diameter of Tree for Hats

For hats, the tree must be a minimum of 18-inches across and 20-inches vertically.
For further instructions contact Chris.

To discuss the possibility of Chris Ramsey's memorializing your fallen tree
contact him at the address listed below.

Knot-Head
212 Ohio Street
Somerset, KY 42501
E-mail: artist@knot-head.com
Web site: http://www.knot-head.com