What is Spalted Wood?

Several years ago, a few family members and I started Woodlynn's Edge, a live edge wood furniture company.  We began by purchasing different types of trees that had fallen in and around Chester County, Pennsylvania.  It's important to note that we only work with trees that fell, and were not "felled".  Believe it or not, there's a pretty significant difference.  Trees that fell are trees that have fallen due to the innate course of nature (lightning strikes, high winds, old age, etc.), whereas trees that were felled were brought down by mankind, or in many cases - a logger.  It's a part of who we are at Woodlynn's edge to maintain the utmost level of respect for our environment by not harming it in any way, but rather restoring it and preserving it whenever possible.

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