Amazing Tree of Life Chests made by William Brown

In this video expert furniture maker, William Brown, shares his “Tree of Life” chests and summarizes the woodworking techniques and a bunch of tricks he uses to make these stunning inlaid wooden chests.

Please leave a comment below if you’re interested in buying a chest from William, taking a class on building these chests, or seeing a paid video class on building these chests. And if you missed William’s workshop tour or furniture tour, you can see them here. And make sure you check out our upcoming woodworking classes below:

2020 WOODWORKING CLASSES:

Introduction to Hand Tool Woodworking with Joshua Farnsworth (3 Days)

Make a Colonial Ratcheting Table with David Ray Pine (2 Days)

Sharpening Woodworking Hand Tools with Bill Anderson (2 Days)

Make a Dovetail Saw + Tenon Saw with Tom Calisto (2 Days)

Make a Hand Saw Till with Tom Calisto (2 Days)

Timber Framing with Ervin Ellis & Willie Ellis (3 Days)

Intro to Chair Making with David Ray Pine (6 Days)

18th Century Wood Carving with Kaare Loftheim (2 Days)

Hand Cut Moldings with Bill Anderson (1 Day)

Hand Plane Skills with Bill Anderson (1 Day)

Introduction to Veneering and Wood Inlay with Dave Heller (2 Days)

Carving Wooden Fans & Shells with David Ray Pine (2 Days)

Restoring Wooden Handplanes with Bill Anderson (2 Days)

Bowl Carving & Spoon Carving with Mike Cundall (3 Days)

Make a Wooden Spokeshave with Tom Calisto (2 Days)

Make a Moravian Footstool with David Ray Pine (1 Day)

Build a German Shave Horse with Ervin & Willie Ellis (2 Days)

Make a Moravian Dovetailed Candlebox with David Ray Pine (2 Days)

Make Workbench Fixtures with Bill Anderson (2 Days)

Wood Joinery by Hand with Joshua Farnsworth (1 Day)

2020 CLASS CALENDAR:

We’ll be adding more classes, so please check back! Or get on our free mailing list (click here) if you want to be one of the first to know when new classes are added.

Mar 12-14: “Introduction to Hand Tool Woodworking with Joshua Farnsworth”

Apr 10: “Hand Cut Moldings with Bill Anderson”

Apr 11: “Hand Plane Skills with Bill Anderson”

Apr 16-18: “Timber Framing with Ervin & Willie Ellis”

Apr 22-23: “Make a Handsaw Till with Tom Calisto”

Apr 24-25: “Make a Dovetail Saw & Tenon Saw with Tom Calisto”

May 1-2: “Restoring Wooden Handplanes with Bill Anderson”

May 11-12: “18th Century Wood Carving with Kaare Loftheim”

May 15-16: “Make a Colonial Ratcheting Table with David Ray Pine”

May 18-20: “Introduction to Hand Tool Woodworking with Joshua Farnsworth”

Jun 5-6: “Build a German Shave Horse with Ervin & Willie Ellis”

Jun 8-9: “Introduction to Wood Veneering and Inlay with Dave Heller”

Jun 11-13: “Bowl Carving & Spoon Carving with Mike Cundall”

Jun 27: “Wood Joinery by Hand with Joshua Farnsworth”

Jul 11: “Make a Moravian Dovetailed Footstool with David Ray Pine”

Jul 16-18: “Introduction to Hand Tool Woodworking with Joshua Farnsworth”

Jul 31-Aug 1: “Carving Wooden Fans & Shells with David Ray Pine”

Aug 29: “Wood Joinery by Hand with Joshua Farnsworth”

Sep 14-16: “Introduction to Hand Tool Woodworking with Joshua Farnsworth”

Sep 18-19: “Sharpening Woodworking Hand Tools with Bill Anderson”

Sep 21-26: “Intro to Chair Making with David Ray Pine”

Sep 29-30: “Make Workbench Fixtures with Bill Anderson”

Oct 9-10: “Make a Wooden Spokeshave with Tom Calisto”

Oct 19-20: “Make a Moravian Dovetailed Candlebox with David Ray Pine”