My name is Philip Amici. I love Cedar, it's fascinating and I believe it's the most beautiful wood. I believe in the natural processes of nature and connecting people to the history and character of the wilderness. My goal is to share my knowledge and experience through these special, rare materials from one of the most well known and majestic forests in Western Canada. The forests of Harrison Lake.
Who I am... My experience... And what I do best...
I am an outdoor enthusiast, explorer and wilderness hiker. I love camping and mountaineering. I have over 21 years of experience using hand tools professionally in construction and since 2008, I've been out and about in the forests.
Then, something interesting happened in 2012. I fell in love with and began to obsess over two things...
One, geographically the area of Harrison Lake. And two, all the wood in it especially the Western Red Cedar. Logging has been present in the area since the gold rush and construction of Port Douglas in 1858, the long history of Harrison has kept me intrigued more and more as I have frequently explored it over and over.
As the years have past, I have learned about and excelled at finding the rarest and most spectacular cedar logs. Particularly, ones that have completed their life cycle, naturally felled uniquely, elevated, aged and of course, are inaccessible. Unless... they are hand logged on foot, which is precisely what I do.
Through a forestry licence to salvage, if obtained, I am able to harvest small amounts of incredible cedar timbers. Timbers with amazing scent, colours, grain, fibres and age to create specialty charcuterie boards and tables from one of the most prestigious forests in British Columbia.