Making a USA Map Out of Wood from EVERY State!

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I wasn't originally planning to make a Part 2 for this map video, but after reading some of the stories and looking at the wood everyone sent in, I just had to! Enjoy :)
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[@xylafoxlin]

Thanks so much for the love! Which was your favorite state? In case you missed it, here was Part 1 of this project-- my own road trip across the states: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4Gpd2WZmMaigtE

[@ronaldroberson1523]

Hard to pick just one you have gotten a wide variety of beautiful lumber with interesting origin stories and I would just like to say this has been a great project to watch so Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@Sabeteur83]

I do love how the grain came together for the AZ ironwood which is great since im from AZ lol.

[@Sanyaenyenwa]

You know that the next logical step is going to be to expand this into a world map. I'm surprised you didn't already get sent random pieces of wood from all over the world anyway. :D

[@EnUsUserScreenname]

Will you do a world map? Would be awesome to see how many countries you get over time.

[@PurplePlanetChannel]

I can ship you wood from england and wales if you ever want to expand to a world map :)

[@420lomo]

Xyla's mom: Would you make a USA map if you get the chance? Xyla: I wood!

[@xylafoxlin]

* s l o w c l a p *

[@Taller2A]

I saw dust coming

[@cremsen1]

Hey, she started it, what with that "Princess parking, all others will be toad" sign over her left shoulder through the whole vid.

[@LtNomad304]

I am humbled. Thank you Xyla for choosing my beautiful Michigan red oak! I will definitely let Pam know about it along with finishing a swing baby crib for a friends first child from the same tree. I also made a storage rack for my fire station with it, so it is helping save lives every day! Thanks for doing what you do!

[@xylafoxlin]

Omg!! Thanks for sending it in and for sharing such a great story! The things that tree has seen :)

[@jpaugh64]

That's awesome!

[@theHacksmith]

That was awesome!!! Well worth the wait! Now... when can we see that transparent wood????? 😜

[@bigboibunz]

I didn't expect to see Hacksmith comment on here!

[@billywaltman3206]

@@bigboibunz she had someone with like 2 mil on you tube tell people to sub to her and talk about her boat building skills

[@citylockapolytechnikeyllcc7936]

It was right there. Of course you can not SEE it !

[@pjbth]

More importantly the transparent wood corset ;)

[@ac.creations]

The transparent wood "would" make such a nice backsplash or something. Very labor intensive to make.

[@VinayVarsani]

"You guys gave me so much wood, it's absurd" how do you not laugh at that 😂😭

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

I was stunned by all of the stories people related about the wood they sent you. About a third of the way through I was overwhelmed with their lives and started to cry. What a wonderful testament to the character of the people across America !

[@Boop__Doop]

It would be cool making a world map like this

[@JasperKloek]

I'd definitely send some wood from my country.

[@perry19802010]

Great to see the finished product and glad you were able to use the Georgia barn wood I sent. Also good to see you have great taste in bourbon. Four Roses Single Barrel is my go-to bourbon!

[@amazingemma216]

Oh wow look at me crying over the generosity of strangers and their beautiful stories...

[@xylafoxlin]

Right??? 😭😭😭

[@mithrandir404]

Wow! you made the deadline. glad you got the last couple of states

[@xylafoxlin]

please send coffee

[@thomasrupesinghe]

@@xylafoxlin gift bag of Melbourne coffee beans?🤔

[@xylafoxlin]

@@thomasrupesinghe omg yes dark roast plz :)

[@mxg75]

Once you have had real maple syrup, it's hard to go back to "pancake syrup".

[@halfbubbleout]

Nice pick from North Newton--perfect rep for Kansas!!! For those unfamiliar, Osage orange (hedge as we Kansans call it) has a Janka hardness in the 2600-2900 range. For comparison, red oak ranks about 1290, hickory and pecan around 1820, and mesquite around 2350.

[@jonanas.mp4]

I came in expecting a wonderful, heartwarming project and got just that. I didn't come in expecting to discover my wish of a weekly podcast of Xyla telling me stories of woods, yet still got just that. Please? :)

[@BeckyStern]

Yay thanks for including my Connecticut wood! The map turned out awesome.

[@Jim_Fries]

I’m trying so hard to not giggle at the wood jokes going on in my head. Like I’m 12yo...

[@jdpalace3472]

Yeah, I got a kick out of it when she said "Humm, look at that ash"

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

Are you me?

[@rudolmeyer]

no-one wood judge you, fir shure...

[@acctsys]

"You guys have given me so much wood. It's absurd." That's what she said.

[@mscout1]

My inner 12yo was like, "huh, look at how may have wood for Xyla"

[@elh93]

I totally forgot that I once just mailed a laser cut image post card without any wrapping (label and stamps only) till you mentioned just putting addresses on wood and shipping it. But I can confirm that it works!

[@BenjaminLevy7]

I don't know if you can still do it, but I once mailed a naked pumpkin to a friend on the other coast. I used a Sharpie to write his address and my return address on the skin of the pumpkin. It got there safely.

[@elh93]

@@BenjaminLevy7 If you put enough postage on it will still work, I've also sent a coconut before, and have friends who've sent potatoes. I may be a bit of a postal nerd

[@BenjaminLevy7]

​@@elh93 That's good to know if I ever have a desire to send someone a pumpkin again.

[@JCtechwizard]

Just don't try to use food stamps to mail your produce

[@peterterry7918]

Just discovered these videos. My grandfather worked in a furniture factory and my dad did cabinetry/woodworking as a hobby and still does. He infected me with a love for the smell, feel and look of wood. This was video Catnip for me and I wish I had a usable shop right now. Until I do, I will be watching more Xyla videos!

[@SeanGriffinNY]

Xyla's endeavors feel more uniting for me, as an American, than most else I've seen by others who purport to be so uniting. Maybe we could all take a break from the news and spend time with Miss Foxlin instead. Keep up the good work.

[@malvoliosf]

Things I learned while watching this video: • those unpleasant fruit dropped by the trees in my childhood neighborhood (which we called “horse apples”, though even horses would not eat them) were actually Osage oranges. • the Douglas fir, also called Douglas spruce, Oregon pine, and “false hemlock”, is not a fir, a spruce, a pine, or a hemlock. The floors in my house are all Douglas fir - which I do NOT recommend, as it scratches and discolors very easily. • the name Xyla comes from the Greek word ξύλο (xýlo) meaning - huge shock - “wood”.

[@Rachel-fi4sc]

That's fascinating, and such a fitting name! It occurs to me that Xyla's name likely comes from the same root as xylem.

[@mndlessdrwer]

I'd always heard that Douglas Fir was a poor choice for flooring despite the apparent popularity of using it for that. Apparently it dents, scratches, and is bleached by UV exposure very easily. I also find it just a bit too yellow in every instance I've seen it used as flooring, but that's more a matter of personal preference and could be corrected for with a different stain.

[@SleepFaster18]

I love that bois d'arc (osage orange) was incorporated. It is a tough wood to work with, but ages so beautifully.

[@drskelebone]

I lived in Hawaii for a decade, I was super concerned you wouldn't get koa. SO glad someone could send you some. :D

[@xylafoxlin]

It's SO BEAUTIFUL

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

Hey Xyla, you should get some plexi, make containers that fit the coastlines, and get water samples from the Great Lakes and Pacific and Atlantic oceans, have that on the map too!😉😁

[@alphaadhito]

I second this!

[@markhambridge8251]

And the Arctic Ocean, and Bering Sea. Then those poor Displaced States could be relocated

[@RHCole]

That's an awesome idea!

[@sithus1966]

My things didn't make the cut (pun intended) but I got to see the screwdrivers I sent Xyla over and over again in the background. :)

[@brendarooks1697]

Now I have to watch it again and look for the screw drivers.

[@mafp22w]

The end made me tears eyed. Thank you for sharing. And I thank God for giving you such a cheery personality. A little enthusiasm makes all our lives better.

[@johnhmstr]

The stories really make this project into something special. My inner woodgrain nerd is in heaven. Love this project, great job.

[@BoringDad88]

As a Washingtonian, the guy from Everett in right, Fir trees are EVERYWHERE in western Washington. I like woodworking, but it can be hard to find scraps to use that are anything else but Fir. We're the Evergreen State for a reason.

[@hunterdelta1585]

It's finally here! Hope you're not a zombie from editing!

[@xylafoxlin]

plz halp brain is mushy

[@hunterdelta1585]

@@xylafoxlin coffee and/or sleep. Stat!

[@jpkalishek4586]

While we Yoopers would love to get detached from the Trolls below the bridge, we'll fight off being subjects of the Canukistanis. Yooperland Forever! Also, I live across the river from your Wisconsin Wood supplier and work there, in Marinette.

[@daleneill2504]

That was a really cool idea it's a lot better than just buying magnets from each state

[@TheChronicExplorer]

I've been binge watching all you videos while stuck in bed today and I cant get enough! Come to Canada for a road trip and make a map of here too! Canada would love to have you!

[@_Pookie_]

This turned out sooooooooo good! One of the coolest projects i’ve ever seen. It was really cool to track the progress on Insta and FB.

[@xylafoxlin]

thank you so much!!!

[@williamchapman9178]

So sad to have found your channel after you got the pieces for Michigan! We just took a limb off of the tree that my grandfather planted when he built our house

[@deantheot7296]

Most proud of the Alligator Juniper from New Mexico, your finishing skills did it justice. Good job Ms. Foxlin. I look forward to your high energy, wonderfully fun, DYI project show. Thank you

[@briansmith8967]

There is also a Kansas City, Kansas! Beautiful wood and map!

[@deaconkonc4720]

True, but from my recollection KCK is quite...different from KCMO. As in not nice. Granted that was 20 years ago that I lived in that area so apologies if I am wrongfully slandering the area.

[@CrayonOlay]

Love Belle and Mulan in the background- two of my favorite Disney gals!📚🗡️

[@CrudeButEfficient]

Sweet build! You must have one of the most epic "scrap wood" piles on KZbin after this! 😎

[@garygwong88]

LOL! I was patiently waiting for our input..Massive props for painstakingly cutting out all of our tiny islands..hopefully you got our majestic Koa wood.. very precious to us. Aloha from Hawaii

[@Pseud0nymTXT]

i would love to see this project extended to the whole world

[@stanleyshen1226]

I'm here from Peter Sripol, he shouted you out in his most recent Solar-Powered boat video!

[@xylafoxlin]

Peter is the best!! But don't tell him I said that

[@Sammy21290]

So am I :D Hello!

[@grimfpv292]

Yeah, Peter Shripol is great!

[@jmg999]

This was such beautiful project. It may be the most patriotic and American thing I've ever seen. I loved how you incorporate your KZbin community and their stories into your work.

[@nastynate46]

Just stumbled across this and I love it so much. My wife and I have a corkboard map with pins in each state we've been to together, and now I think I want to upgrade it to something like this.

[@mythreestars61]

i like that you try to be as safe as you can been involved in woodwork professionally since i left school now 61, so many makers out there do awful work really like what you do keep being careful

[@TotalBoat]

Loved hearing all the special stories with theses pieces of wood! This is the coolest project and something to be cherished for years!

[@Pannemat]

That lasercutter is amazing, when you see how fragile the Alaska or New York pieces are.

[@luisespineira9882]

Love to hear the stories behind each piece of wood from every state. Congratulations on making the deadline. It’s Beautiful.

[@TilmanBaumann]

I love how this accidentally turned into a quick change casual wear fashion show.

[@ozarkbound]

That’s so awesome all those people took the time to send you those special pieces of wood. You certainly are a good steward of them. Great job on the map. I love your videos! Keep up the good work.

[@cyrihs1581]

Fantastic! We'll done! I love that Michigan is two different types of wood, but the Ironwood is my favorite.

[@bretspaulding1959]

Postmaster wanted to get rid of some old stamps. I thought it was different when she started applying all them too. Great job with the video also. 😎

[@xylafoxlin]

HAH!! even funnier that the postmaster did it!!!

[@mndlessdrwer]

Occasionally the USPS increases the cost of postage, effectively devaluing stamps, so she probably wanted to use up some fixed value stamps that were unlikely to be sold as they were no longer adequate postage to mail a standard envelope. It's a good way to use them up, as they are effective postage regardless and it clears them from their inventory and makes space for more Forever Stamps in the retail space of the USPS office.

[@robertbass4590]

Loved your approach for Hawaii! Very cool how many people went along to help with the project.

[@jpaugh64]

This is great! It's fascinating that you chose to focus the episode around reading the stories, rather than on the making of the project itself. You said you were grateful, and you made it obvious with your actions, too! I didn't send wood, but I did enjoy your story here, and all the stories.

[@bmack1776]

For VA the Eastern Red Cedar is gorgeous but I kinda wish they had sent Dogwood since it's our state tree . The map is beautiful, what a wonderful project.

[@davidlarson2534]

A beautiful video! I like every second of it. What was exceptionally wonderful is the music at the end. Thank you. USAF veteran in Winchester, CA.

[@shawnjohnson9638]

WooHoo, you made the deadline! The map is beautiful!

[@xylafoxlin]

by the skin on my teeth ahaha

[@tedmerrick935]

That was such a great idea and came out beautifully.

[@pw.70]

There are so many kind people out there. Fantastic job, Xyla.

[@randyerickson2154]

The stories. I love it. Every tree has a story. Amazing.

[@Gig540]

What a cool idea! So cool to show where each one is from. Thanks for the share!

[@rocketman6603]

I'm sorry but I've gotta simp for Redwood trees real quick. They are the coolest living plants on this planet. They are the tallest trees in the world and the ecosystem they create is one of the most diverse in the world. Not to mention their beauty. Not just from their height but their grain and the bark the way it twists up the tree. All of the old growth forests are the most spectacular places to visit and I highly recommend going out of your way to try and see them if you're ever in Northern California.

[@jaraii442]

Amazing project! I think your video has done justice to carry on the story of those pieces of wood, really appreciate the wholesomeness of this story!

[@stlbud]

What an incredible project made even better with wonderful stories. So many beautiful woods too. Thank you for sharing these wonderful stories and beautiful project. Over time I've been fortunate to travel over most of the lower 48 states and found this very interesting.

[@Chris-xo2rq]

"You guys gave me so much wood..." - I, uhhh, nevermind!

[@Lanzerath1244]

Wow. You made me cry. So beautifully done with the back stories.

[@pauvilreutov2975]

You made Alaska tiny. As usual, lower 48er doesn't know how small they are. 🙂

[@frisianmouve]

Alaska is just huge for one state, mainland 48 is pretty damn massive as well. If you want small try Europe, there are 7 different languages in a 300km radius from me

[@stookinthemiddle]

I'd love to see Canada on top of this... But really this is stunningly beautiful!!!

[@JoshChristiane]

You literally used the best whiskey too, or at least my favourite. Four Roses Single is amazing.

[@YoungerDreyfuss]

You’re enthusiasm and determination is awesome. Great videos, projects, and mind.

[@moabird6983]

when we were young my grandfather was Navy all his life he bought a wooden jigsaw map of USA , the only country that had them , nice work :)

[@KinuGrove]

Such a great video. Awesome to see so much support for your fans.

[@meetim2931]

Really enjoyed this wood series. Wood is about the only building material that is so varied, beautiful and comes with stories & personal anecdotes.

[@louislarose6613]

Awesome Map ! Well Done !

[@psycholoic]

Definitely a great project based on one of the best ideas I could see (as many of your videos) :) Then here I'm a new fan from France in here :) Thanks for sharing ! Take care

[@Tekniques25]

its awesome how you read all the notes, it really shows that you care about your subs!

[@garagemonkeysan]

Such a wonderful film. Project makes such a great story. Mahalo for sharing! 😊🐒

[@greyriverhardy]

Such an amazing story!

[@boarder6246]

This video just popped up on my feed, and I loved it! You got a new subscriber!

[@gregorymuller763]

Wonderful project!!

[@terranceolive6792]

Once again awesome video really enjoy your enthusiasm and excitement for any project that you happen to be working on keep up the great projects

[@xylafoxlin]

Thanks so much!!

[@DrDaveSalisburyPhDMBA]

I love how Utah is STILL a rock! 😂🤣😂 Great video! Thank You!

[@Maul9999]

That is one of the most truly unique art.

[@YeOldeTraveller]

Great project. My wife and I have actually been to all 50 states, even driving to the ones where that is an option. I was good to hear from Pascagoula. I was there after Katrina helping as a Ham Radio volunteer.

[@Dalenthas]

I'm glad you got a New Hampshire, I asked around for some but never actually got around to picking it up and shipping it to you >_

[@belac48621]

Woo! Unexpected videos are always the best!!

[@basosz]

I love these videos! "I don't really have a plan" is a wonderful way to do these projects

[@stephenjordan8712]

Best project ever! Love the map and your channel. ❤️

[@potteryjoe]

Fantastic project. It came out beautifully

[@mdeck1970]

You are brilliant and fun to watch. Thus far all of your videos are amazing!

[@frankdoss6313]

Another great project well executed. Please keep happening!!!

[@Sabeteur83]

The map came out beautifully and i love it. I also love how creative you are to come up with the ideas you do for projects. Keep up the awesome work Xyla. Now i wish i could meet a woman as talented and beautiful as you lol.

[@Braven9975]

What a great way to represent all the states and the kind of wood that you can find in them. Great idea!

[@CharlieStuff407]

This is a gorgeous project. 💕💕

[@lui5gif]

I followed this odyssey on Twitter and thought you were three short! This turned out great. Next steps, wood map of the world and, in a few decades, solar system with a rock from each planet/satellite :D Also, damn it, some of those stories made me tear up

[@PorscheSpeedster-kz6nc]

So cool. Just amazing and creative.

[@blackdog850]

Such a great project Xyla! I think it's one of the best projects on YT right now in IMHO! So BEAUTIFUL...SO well done! Love the channel! I already subscribed from the Canoe project! Love your personality!

[@xylafoxlin]

Thank you so much!!

[@MattXShaver]

Such a cool project and it turned out great!

[@rwhingst]

This is one of the coolest projects I've ever seen. Thanks!

[@everythingexplained]

That Maine birch was so beautiful!

[@briandiffenderffer4625]

What an awesome idea! I love it!!!!

[@jessesuess4948]

Beautiful map! 4 Rose's single barrel has got to be one of my favorites too.

[@kevinmeachem2138]

That is an amazing AND beautiful project!