While post-tropical storm Fiona left many of Charlottetown’s trees destroyed, some of the city’s decades-old trees are being recycled into artisan fixtures and furniture. | SaltWire | READ MORE
Brodye Chappell, owner of Brodye Chappell Builds, says he's excited to be able to turn Charlottetown's fallen trees into furniture and unique wood pieces that will last long beyond his lifetime, instead of the trees being destroyed and turned into mulch. - Cody McEachernCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — While post-tropical storm Fiona left many of Charlottetown’s trees destroyed, some of the city’s decades-old trees are being recycled into artisan fixtures and furniture.
“We were able to map out the cuts on the downed trees , such as in Kings Square, with white paint,” he said. “I’ve been getting some feedback from people who say seeing that gives them some hope that those pieces are being kept and reused.” “ looking at these logs almost like how a chef looks at a pig before he begins to butcher and break it down. Nothing gets wasted, and that’s the mentality we are looking at.” –Some of the ideas bounced around include furniture pieces for city hall, mementos for those who helped with recovery efforts, sculptures and possibly park benches, she said.
“We’re embracing the chaos of what gnarly portions of the tree exist that could make a very cool side table or something,” said Chappell. “Elliot and I are looking at these logs almost like how a chef looks at a pig before he begins to butcher and break it down. Nothing gets wasted and that’s the mentality we are looking at. This wood is going to have character. It won’t be perfect.”
“The trees in Charlottetown – some of them were 60 to 100 years old, and there aren’t many of them,” he said. “Some of them were planted back in the ’60s, some of them in the ’50s by people bringing them from all over. They were more of an ornamental tree back then.”
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