21 woodmizercom P eople s Choice A war d W INNE R pple s ma y not se e m like a fair t rade f or handcraft ing an apple w ood caske t b ut t ha t s e xact ly t he pa yme nt sa wmille r Mar lin Hart man r e ce iv e d I was pr oud t o do t he pr oje ct f or a frie nd w ho g a v e me man y b ushe ls of apple s t o make cide r and apple b ut t e r said Mar lin It ma y not be t he nor m t his da y and age b ut some sa wy e r s will do w or k accor ding t o t he bart e r syst e m His frie nd a 90 y e ar old fruit far me r st ill w or king on his o wn far m g a v e Mar lin apple t r e e s and a waln ut t r e e fr om his fruit far m and r e que st e d t ha t he b uild a caske t f or him Ev e n t hough some of t he t r e e s w e r e short and cr ooke d Mar lin said t he accuracy of t he cut wit h his W ood Miz e r L T40HD sa wmill he lpe d him t o comple t e t he pr oje ct I was w or king wit h apple t r e e s t ha t w e r e not v e r y long so I had t o run t he side s v e rt ically said Mar lin T he t op was done in t w o piece s so I could do those horiz ont ally Aft e r s a w i n g 250 boar d feet of apple w ood and waln ut the 30 wide 84 long and 24 high casket was completed in a y ear and a half While all of t he w ood w or king was done b y Mar lin he did ha v e he lp A fr om his daught e r Erica and family frie nd Car ol comple t ing t he lining of t he caske t T he be aut iful w ood caske t craft e d wit h t w o v aria t ions of w ood had t w o comple t e ly dife r e nt t ype s of r e act ions to it s cr e a t ion S ome pe ople w e r e not comf ort ab le looking a t t he pr oje ct and quickly le ft t he shop Ot he r s w e r e v e r y int e r e st e d and want e d t o kno w all about it said Mar lin Ho w e v e r t he popular opinion fr om r e ce iving mor e t han 1000 pub lic v ot e s se e ms t o be t ha t Mar lin s pr oje ct was an absolut e hit t ha t r e sult e d in t his y e ar s P e ople s Choice A war d Marlin Hartman Dillsbur g Pennsylvania SA WMILL L T40 HYDRA ULIC BLADES DOUBLEHARD By The Numbers Mor e than 1000 pub lic v otes 30 wide 84 long 24 high 250 boar d feet of apple w ood and waln ut 85 of pr oject completed with W oodMiz er sa wn lumber 1 y ear s to complete 1000s sa v ed By Samantha Alexan der