Ancient Arborist

Ancient Arborist Arborist, Artist, Sculptor, Sawyer, Urban harvest wood dealer Ancient Arborist is my all encompassing tree/ human interface company. Planting, trimming, removal.

Freeform abstract woodcarvings, I prefer to make things that are used in everyday life. Bowls, plates, serving utensils, canes, walking sticks, and water features. I love hunting the hidden treasures in every tree, from revealing the living beauty of the largest plants on earth by trimming or harvesting interesting grain patterns in the trees I remove.

09/21/2022

I love how modular this machine is. Lucasmill, you’re definitely my kind of designers. Changes from slabber head to planer head in less than 30 minutes. And that was the time it took for my apprentice to do it for the first time.

Siberian elm with some very nice grain. This slab is the same size as a single bed mattress. Oh and it was standing tree...
08/17/2021

Siberian elm with some very nice grain. This slab is the same size as a single bed mattress. Oh and it was standing tree last week. Stereotypical urban hardwood. There’s hidden beauty all around your city and this is proof. Buy local, always 😎

So I’m back in the milling game and I just wanted to share this latest gem from the log deck. This one was a joy to mill...
07/15/2021

So I’m back in the milling game and I just wanted to share this latest gem from the log deck. This one was a joy to mill. Color, figure and an excellent size IMO. Average 48” wide by 63” long, milled to a generous 3.5” these slabs will make some very beautiful LE coffee tables, or some very impressive monolithic circles of 46-48” or better yet a 47”x 58” ovals. Oh and shoutout to Lukas Mill for making such a capable slabbing mill. After decades of wrestling with an Alaskan mill the Lukas Mill is a cinch to operate with predictable, repeatable cuts. This log joins a large ash, a modest silver maple, some decent sized elm and some very interesting spruce into the container 😎

04/16/2021

The first peach blossom I’ve seen this year. So delicate, so much potential. I love spring and the promise of potential that it brings.

Exploring a newish technique for me. Painted reaction wood turned out very........Well you fill in the adjective 🙂
09/23/2020

Exploring a newish technique for me. Painted reaction wood turned out very........
Well you fill in the adjective 🙂

This is how all of my carvings and sculptures begin. With me in the top of the tree, as I remove it from some persons ya...
06/04/2019

This is how all of my carvings and sculptures begin. With me in the top of the tree, as I remove it from some persons yard someplace in this beautiful city of ours. As an artist, part of my process is to have the closest possible connection to my materials and their origins. So, as I am pruning or removing trees I see I’m also evaluating the merits of the materials for use in my art. I’m fairly passionate about this and enjoy the process. By the way, I’m 35’ up in this tree when I took this pic. Don’t worry, I’m in a fully rigged harness and secured by two different anchor points when I’m taking this pic. I also removed my helmet ⛑ just for the pic. Happy days everyone 😀

Wood fired goodness
11/04/2018

Wood fired goodness

11/03/2018

I love exploring fire. This is my latest
Shiny squirrel. I seriously have no idea what I’m doing but this is fun🤔

It’s that time of year again. I love, and work all things tree. Including, oddly enough the leaf clean up. It’s a physic...
11/01/2018

It’s that time of year again. I love, and work all things tree. Including, oddly enough the leaf clean up. It’s a physical archive of the trees work for the season. Each leaf unique, but still clearly recognizable as from a particular tree. As I gather leaves my mind does a rough count of my history here. 20 years in, I’m way over the 500 mark for large yard leaf clean ups. I’ve learned a few things along the way, one is to skip the piles and rake leaves into a big row. Collection for loading is much easier this way. Stay safe and love your trees, even as they rain more work onto you 🤗

Texture on the live edge. Leaf/vine motif, full wrap in effect. This is the third of four sides, I’m on the final turn 😅
10/23/2018

Texture on the live edge. Leaf/vine motif, full wrap in effect. This is the third of four sides, I’m on the final turn 😅

10/17/2018

This walnut table to be is for my personal use. It will be something special when complete. This mock up definitely works for me. Details to add and some to remove. Enjoying every minute.

Address

1195 S. Pierce Street Lakewood, CO 80232
Golden, CO
80403

Telephone

+17204258741

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Ancient Arborist posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Ancient Arborist:

Shortcuts

Share