Applie Art | Outakes from the Cleft Oak furniture making process

Choice logs ranging from carefully selected butts to nail impregnated hedgetrees can be used.
The process ensures a stability of shape and longevity in use.

Cleft Oak split and ready for seasoning. Final shaping of the legs after the oak has been cleaved from the seat top. Splitting the wood with wedges, sledgehammer,handaxe,mallet...........

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