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Beadboard Lamp
The beadboard with existing paint finish is from my great-grandfather's house. The lamp was a wedding gift to his great-great grandson. The design was serendipity: when I got my new...
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Chestnut Ratchet Lamp
3 commentsI bought 3 reclaimed wormy chestnut boards online and made this ratchet lamp. No stain, oil/varnishand and wax finish.
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Spalted Oak Coaster Set
Took/Dried Live Oak log from dead tree taken down in neighbors yard. Wood Spalted whle dying or while drying.
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1001 pieces lamp
my son made this lamp from scrap 3/4 X 3/4 X 2 1/2" pieces of walnut, oak and maple
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Patio Privacy Screen using recycled cedar posts
I ripped the lattice from four 4x4 cedar posts that were a "decorative feature" on the front of our house that we bought in 2003. After an estimated 30 plus years the posts had rotted at ground level...
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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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Jewelery Manikin (Cherry-Maple)
This American-Cherry and Red-Oak segmented Jewelery Manikin was made from shop discards for my granddaughter's 13th birthday. The hat top holds rings, the hat brim rotates plus it has holes for...
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Oak Trestle Candleholders
2 commentsThese trestle candleholders were made from She oak 2x4s that were used as packing stickers for a new steel building. The boards were being thrown in the dumpster by the construction workers. I...
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Antique Oak Coffee Table becomes Ken's Toolbox
2 commentsSome time ago, my brother-in-law Ken handed me a sack of wooden parts that were once an antique oak coffee table. The table had just fallen apart over time. He thought maybe I could reuse the wood...
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Privacy Screen/Trellis
All these Privacy Screens/Trellis were made from recycled PT lumber from an old deck that was salvaged from the landfill.
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night table
This night table is my first attempt at furniture making. All the white oak was salvaged from a seventies era bank that was being remodelled. The inlays and the shelf were made from dead fall...
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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.











