UVA Sawmilling worked in conjunction with UVA CC&R project managers to spec, source, mill, and inventory a Willow Oak log grand enough to become the massive 25’ x 6’ boardroom table in the new School of Data Science.

This Jefferson Trust-funded project sought to make use of the 125-year-old tulip poplar that was removed prior to Alderman Library’s renovation beginnings in March of 2021. The team believed that trees such as the Alderman Poplar tell us stories about deep time and years of survival and growth. This tree has been a witness to incredible transformation across this University—a transformation that continues with force today.

In conjunction with Shannon Library Curatorial staff and Carpenter Allan Moyer, we worked to frame and preserve an incredible slice of tulip poplar to tell a story through time.

UVA Sawmilling milled, dried, and hand-crafted two grain matched black walnut tables for Morven Kitchen Garden’s meeting and gathering space.