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Rarely do you find a single slab of Pecan to make a table of this size.  The slab was 13’ long, 3’ wide, 3.5” thick and weighed 413lbs when I started.  A beautiful piece of wood and easy to work, other than its size and reach required to level the slab.  There were...

Pepper Creek Creations is glad to be a part a part of the renovation at Memorial Park, Houston in a small way. We milled this lumber for Memorial Park Conservancy from old Loblolly Pine from the park that did not survive the draught of 2011.  You can now enjoy this...

  We are proud to be part of the Memorial Pak Master Plan and vision.  The 2011 drought was devastating to the park with the loss of so many old growth trees.  From this has come a renewed future for Memorial Park. Commissioned by Memorial Park Conservancy Pepper...

  What to do when your live edge table has a large crack. We love our wooden slabs with their gorgeous grain and natural edges.  We embrace their natural defects for they tell the story of the tree’s life.  However, large splits can make big slabs unstable....

This client’s home has a modern design with clean, crisp lines, a simple color palette.  Rather than replace all kitchen countertops with the same hard surface material the owner elected to bring warmth into the kitchen by replacing the breakfast bar and bar top with...

Waterfall side table Furniture made from wood slabs with natural edges still intact has a soulful, sculptural quality, thanks largely to the handiwork of Mother Nature. And creating projects with waterfall joints—a miter joint with the continuous-grain appearance of...

Bartlett Pear Tree – It might appear to be a small log but when you consider the size of the ornamental pear tree in your yard, this is a score. Pear wood has a very delicate texture and quiet dignity making it a fantastic wood. It would not be practical as a primary...

Last year I started to turn two sycamore salad bowls. The wood was too wet so I put the bowl blanks in a large bag of wood shavings.  The concept is that the dry shavings pulls the moisture out of the bowl blanks. Yesterday I pulled the blanks out to find that I left...