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"Pleasant Retrreat" table
Asian inspired console table made from historic heart pine reclaimed from "Pleasant Retreat" (ca. 1810. Appomattox Co., VA) with salvaged green slate top
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Reclaimed Fir Dining Table and Buffet
6 commentsAs a fulltime furniture maker I rarely find time to build something for us. It was nice to take something that would be in a dump by now and turn it into something that can be past on for generations.
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Redwood Planter
When part of a 35 year old deck had to be replaced I spent considerable time working around rusted out nails, split boards and such to salvage enough clean stock to build this planter.
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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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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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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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Adirondack, Lap-Joined Photo Frame
Adirondack style, lap-joined frame made from old redwood shelf I had saved for 30+ years. Shelf was originally a 5/4" x 12", vertical grain board. Frame measures 48" wide. Finish is Danish oil with...
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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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arts and crafts night stand
1 commentI designed and built this nightstand for my wife with reclaimed antique wormy chestnut from a barn built in 1900 in North Carolina.
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hall table
1 commentThis oak hall table was made from an old drop leaf table that my neighbor threw in his trash pile.
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Bow Arm Outdoor Lounge Chair
6 commentsReclaimed , vertical grain , Port Orford Cedar . Pegged , mortise & tenon construction . Sunbrella fabric , stainless steel hardware .
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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.
