Tekton Trading Post LLC

Timber Notes No. 002

Some of the most rewarding timber is not sought in distant forests, but found close to home. While clearing a portion of my parents' land, I felled several Black Walnut trees (Juglans nigra), each one carefully milled into lumber rather than left to weather the earth. Not long after, a Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) surrendered to a storm, falling across the fence in my own yard. It too was given a second life beneath the saw.

Wood, like the trees from which it comes, deserves a purpose worthy of its years. Even the smallest offcuts are seldom discarded, for within each lies the promise of another useful object. Many of these modest remnants become handcrafted coasters, allowing the character of each tree—the grain, the color, and the quiet history written in its growth rings—to endure. I often have sets available, each one a small remembrance of a tree that continues to serve long after it has left the forest.

Timber Notes No. 001

What are the Adirondacks without the Adirondack chair—a quiet companion to the mountains themselves? Like the forests and lakes that define the region, these chairs exist in countless forms, each reflecting a different vision of comfort and craft. Having grown up in the Adirondacks, I have rested in many of them, discovering that while all share a common heritage, some invite repose far more gracefully than others.

In searching for a design that balanced aesthetic simplicity with enduring comfort, I found myself drawn to the work of Jackman Works. His thoughtful interpretation of the classic Adirondack chair embodies both elegance and practicality. This first prototype, crafted from pine, is my attempt to bring that vision to life—a humble beginning rooted in the traditions of the Adirondacks, where craftsmanship and the landscape have long existed in quiet harmony.