09/07/2023
I have been collecting historic and sentimental woods from around West Virginia for several years. I currently have wood from 52 of the 55 West Virginia counties – that is all of them except Jefferson, Logan, and Wyoming. I have a number of historic woods from sources such as the Philippi Covered Bridge; buildings from WVU, Wesleyan, Alderson Broaddus, etc; The International Mother’s Day Shrine, the grounds of the State Capitol building, several covered bridges around the state, and may others.
As a retired educator, I have an affinity for school buildings and have wood from dozens of schools (some closed and some still open) from around the state. My personal favorite is a floor beam from a one room school in Upshur where my father, my older brother and I all attended.
If you are interested in wood from a specific county, please send me an email at cartwrightscreations@gmail and I will send you a copy of a list of the woods from that county. Once you have selected a piece of wood, you can select the style of you want.
I am always looking for more wood sources. If you find wood of interest to me, I will make arrangements to get it from you and I will make you a free pen from that wood in the style of your choosing. I also enjoy making pens from special woods that you might have like “Grandpa’s barn” or an old piece of furniture. In these cases, please send me a picture of the wood.
