By salvaging wood from trees blown down in the wind, left by loggers, or destined to be burnt, Clegg Woodcrafts is able to avoid harming live trees, while still creating many unique pieces of work, each with its own rich history. Every piece is designed and handmade to showcase the natural character and grain of the wood. The resulting items, whether kept in your own home or given as gifts, are sure to stir up interest and discussion.

We obtain our wood from various places as such as reclaiming wood from houses being demolished or renovated, salvaging pieces from luthier seconds, cut offs from custom log home builders, and windfall from golf courses, farmers, and other Fraser Valley residents. The majority of the wood we obtain would otherwise be thrown away, burned, or left to rot.

Once we have found a tree or log that suits our needs, we try to utilize as much of it as possible. We typically select pieces with strong figure, character, or interesting colors. Depending on the size of the log, we will either have it processed by a band saw mill or cut it into slabs with a chainsaw on site. Once processed, we load it up and bring it back to our drying facility in Ryder Lake.

When we have a new project, we will select a suitable piece from our storage stacks that meets the strength, size, weight, and color requirements of the product. We handcraft all of our projects in our Ryder Lake workshop and work on one piece at a time to turn it into something unique.