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A Day in the Life of BlackLumberjack
Buying wood from NYCitySlab is as easy as can be. The hard part will be deciding which slabs to get.
We have a very large selection of slabs, some are even prettier than this pair of Walnut.
Make an appointment, choose what you need, pay and take with you.
We can mill to your specifications and finish the slabs too.
October 13, 1915
After six men "signed the pledge" to stop drinking, Judge Joseph Beall suspended the sentences he had given them for intoxication.
Chances are that at least three of the men went home, slept it off and soon forgot the pledge.
Source: Yonkers Rising, October 7, 2016
Just milled this 17'L x 24"W White Oak and is it ever all it promised to be!
October 12, 1915
City Judge Joseph Beall ordered the adenoids removed from a chronically truant boy. This was a last ditch measure before committing the boy to an institution for truancy. The Judge had heard troublesome adenoids "caused some boys to be bad".
Say, "Ahhhh..."
Processing Sycamore and White Oak today.
Tuesday, October 11, 1941
The Reverend Alexander Leedie was ordained as a Catholic priest and was the first African-American from Yonkers or Westchester County to become a priest. Born in Mt. Vernon in 1912, his family relocated to 27 Culver St., Yonkers where he attended St. Peter's School, Hawthorne Junior High School and Yonkers High School.
He was ordained for the Society of the Divine Word and on October 12, 1941, he celebrated his first Mass, which was served by his father, Mr. Julian Leedie, who had taught his son to serve Mass some twenty years before.
Spent part of the morning planing some great Maple and Walnut slabs to be used as desk and table tops,
Monday, October 10, 1916
The automobile speed limit in Yonkers was raised from 10 to 15 miles an hour after it was ruled that the 10-mile limit conflicted with state law.
Imagine racing down the road at 15 miles per hour in this beauty!
Information courtesy of Yonkers Rising, October 7, 2016
Building a rolling system to roll wood in and out of kiln. Ready to transport rollers to yard.
Working on getting our latest acquisition, a Stetson-Ross Self Centering Re Saw, into our shop.
Metal Base we fabricated with a stone top
It sets beatifully with strength awaiting the top.
Making sure all is well
The lay out
Delivered and installed a 14' Yellow Pine banquette to a beautiful home in Tarrytown.
But to get it in place took a bit of sweat, LOL
Wouldn't fit through the front door so it had to be hoisted up the balcony.
It took our whole crew and then some, to get the banquette indoors.
Banquette in place
Adding the back board
All good
As you all know, we are always on the look out for Walnut. This one is 21'L x 28"W and we retrieved it from Great Neck, NY.
Loading up and leaving our shop for their new home at the Hudson Yards HQ.
Super nice and professional movers.
It is done! The Maple flare table will be heading to its new home shortly.
Quite a stunner.
We can do the same for you.
Are you tempted yet?
And here is where you'll find us on this matchless blue and gold, late summer Sunday.
Come see our handcrafted tables, benches, stools, etc.
All the wood and metal work done in our Yonkers, NY workshop.
Custom work - you choose the wood, we do all the work per your specifications. Don't know where to start? Let us help you with a consultation. Email us at info@nycityslab.com. You'll be glad you did!
Over 100k board feet of milled wood. Quite the sight, if we do say so ourselves.
Make an appointment and come check out our inventory.
You'll be glad you did.
Walnut Slab and Spalted Maple circular table
Just two of our recent projects.
Sweet Tulip Poplar for a new table
Perfect project for the Ahn sisters.
Have fun ladies!
This is happening
It is one stunning stump that will be an even more stunning table.
