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Occasional tray
A tray suitable for beverages and snacks, for use primarily on an ottoman. Main tray surface consists of cutoffs from a recent kitchen floor project (5/16 in. solid oak wood flooring); tray...
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Ipe and Mahogany Side Table
3 commentsThis is a table I made of Ipe and Mahogany scraps that were being thrown out on a jobsite I was working at. The top ,legs, and shelf are mahogany. The bottom stringers are Ipe. The lower shelf...
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Douglas Fir 2x4s pulled from a dumpster, with left over Wenge from a friend's project
4 commentsI've always been drawn to wood and have worked with it one way or another for a long time. A good friend of mine who is a great furniture maker inspired me to start getting more into woodworking...
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Kitchen Island of Reclaimed Lumber
4 commentsThis kitchen island is made almost entirely from reclaimed lumber. Wormy chestnut, salvaged from barn sheathing, makes up the body of the island. The lower shelf is made from...
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from floor to wall - reclaimed pine kitchen cabinet
I used some old pine flooring that was beyond repair in my 100 year old kitchen to make the face frames of this cabinet. The cabinet is one of four that will be put back in use in the kitchen...
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Walnut Buffet Serving Table
1 commentThis table is made of Walnut, Red Gum, Quarter Sawn White Oak and Cherry.
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A madrone tree blew down in a storm and....
two years ago, a large limb of a madrone blew down in a storm. Instead of making firewood, I decided to mill it.
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Bow Tie Bumper
This bird house is made from a truck bumper and veneer; I thought that it came from a Chevy hence the name. I now know it is from a Dodge, which does not make for such a cool title but a neat bird house
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Stacked
This stack is 17X15X15. It is part of a group of reclaimed wood pieces that I am working on. The idea is to not change the look of the wood and make it new, but to keep its paint and age intact so that it becomes a reference to its past life.
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Bluebird Recycle Homes
Redwood fence cutoffs were going to be used for firewood.Made 30 Bluebird houses and gave them away. The birds love them.Changed standard dimensions recommended to 1/2" larger all around. A little...
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Reclaimed Teak Wood Fly Box
5 commentsSalvaged Teak wood timbers from an old ship that have been reclaimed into fly fishing boxes. Fly box is made of Teak Wood, a unique wood used in many fine furniture pieces.
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Dresser from reclaimed oak trim
This was a wedding gift for my daughter. I built nearly the entire piece using lumber I had salvaged several years before that from a house that was torn down near where I work. The trim was free...
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Arbor & Gate - reclaimed Fir & Cedar
3 commentsI made this arbor and gate last fall. The arbor is made from old fir beams that came from a demo'd bowling alley (note the old bolt holes near the tops of the uprights). One of the...
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Dining table / benches & work bench
2 commentsThis wood came from a barn that was built in 1908 or 1910 on my Uncles farm. I used the pics from fine woodworking web site to build the work bench & the table was my own...
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butcherblock island countertop
2 commentsThis island counter top is made from original construction wall studs that were demo-ed for the kitchen remodel. The studs were cut into 1 1/2" thick end grain blocks, sorted to eliminate flaws...
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MOROCCAN-INSPIRED SETTEE
2 commentsI LOVE Moroccan furniture, the detail, the accoutrement, the colors - the fun of it all! So I decided to create a Moroccan-inspired settee for my patio. I used left-over pressed tin panels from a...
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Window Table inspired by Mission Gong Stand.
2 commentsMade from old white oak barn boards. No electricity used to make it except for the light bulbs. Brace, chisels, hand planes, hand saws, scrapers, hide glue, walnut stain from black walnuts...
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English Park Bench from old Cedar Timbers
1 commentAfter a recient remodel at my Country Club, I found six old 4X6 cedar timbers that used to hold up the front on the building. I loaded them on my golf cart and hauled them home. I then planed...
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Pine stair treads as a cigar humidor.
I salvaged these pine stair treads for an 1870s farm house that was going to be demolished. When a customer sought a unique humidor from me I suggested these boards would do the trick.After removing...
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Chimney Cabinet Made From Old Roof Boards
I helped a friend of mine put a new roof on a few years ago. We tore off a couple layers of shingles, cedar shakes, and these boards that the shakes were nailed to. We saved the...
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Congratulations to our winner!
Congratulations to our winner Clark Kellogg, aka Clarkatron, with his garden bench made from reclaimed “sinker” cypress.
Prize Package:
- Fine Woodworking Archive Collection DVD-ROM
- Fine Woodworking Shop Apron
- Fine Woodworking Mug
Contest is now closed.
Winner was announced on May 29, 2009.
