Brown County’ s Most Historic Restaurant
Serving our famous fried biscuits and apple butter, fried chicken and other traditional favorites all made in our own kitchen from scratch.
Come check out our Old Country Store, beautiful new patio, expanded menu and HOHENBERGER BAR
15 South Van Buren Street 812-988-4554 www. nashvillehousebc. com
EST 1927
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OVER 200 BACKGROUNDS Wild West • Prairie • Civil War • Roaring 20s and more!
145 S. Van Buren Nashville, IN Next to Artist Colony Inn, Back-to-Back Complex
Weekdays 10 – 6, Sat. 10 – 7, Sun. 10 – 6
812-988-7305
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His other projects also are in high demand. People from all over the country travel to Brown County for his work. One customer commissioned Bobby to build a table topper to be shipped to England. Another table is in California.
“ Each project takes a long time, so it is hard for me to keep the store stocked,” Bobby said.“ I can’ t just order something out of a catalog and wait for it to come in. I have to find the right wood and hand craft it exactly the way the customer wants it.”
The custom work has become extremely popular, Bobby said, accounting for 75 percent of the business.
He is currently crafting a live-edge kitchen island topper out of Spalted Ambrosia Maple, with a turquoise epoxy inlay. Live edge is a style of furniture where the artisan incorporates the natural edge of the wood into the design of the piece.
Bobby uses local wood for approximately 90 percent of his projects, with much of that coming from his own property. He also never uses wood from healthy, live trees. He only uses wood that has
already fallen to the ground or from trees that were cut down because of disease.
“ I take what God has put on the ground and work with that to make something beautiful,” Bobby said.“ I find these really cool pieces of wood and think of projects I could make with them. God has really blessed me and I love sharing His beauty with others.”
He recently shared his talents with his son-in-law for a very special day.
“ He asked if I could make a sign to help him propose to his girlfriend,” Bobby said.“ One side of the sign said,‘ Will you marry me,’ and the other side of the sign said,‘ She said yes.’”
Signs are a relatively new addition to the store. Bobby bought a digital wood carver last year.
“ I can make anything from a sign with your family name and address, to an American flag, to a cross with a Bible verse. Really, anything you want,” Bobby said.“ It has been fun making the signs.”
Kim is also an artisan. She makes the candles that are sold at the store. There are nearly 50 scents in rotation, with Autumn Delight and Apple Maple Bourbon being the most popular.
44 Our Brown County • Sept./ Oct. 2020