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Viking Bed - Reclaimed Wood
5 commentsThe client wished for a magnificent bed that would reflect his heritage, and gave me free reign to design. I thought, let's make it as fantastic as possible, and put patterns and carvings...
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Chinese Chest - Reclaimed Wood
An Asian inspired chest made entirely from reclaimed materials - even the metal for the hardware which I made as well. Joinery is pinned mortise & tenon. There are at least 6 different...
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Paint Shelves
4 commentsThe house next door was being demolished, and I salvaged the subfloor to make this shelving unit for storing paint in our basement. Because these boards had also been used for the foundations...
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Craft Brewed Fish
This is my latest "Craftbrewed Fish". Each fish is cut from reclaimed wood then carved. Reclaimed bottle caps are flattened for scales. This Bass is made from wood salvaged from an old barn in Ohio...
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Closet Shelves and Brackets
These brackets and shelves were made from recycled pine. Our 1906 house had a simple Jelly Cabinet in the basement that was rotting at the base and falling apart. I salvaged what I could...
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Guitar Case
2 commentsHard Shell guitar case to fit inside the Gig Bag that came with the guitar.The Western Red Cedar came from an old fence post.The Oak cross ribs from a discarded casket handle. The centre Batten from...
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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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Lilly/Hosta door
1 commentMade of reclaimed Douglas Fir (from a factory demolition) and a reclaimed Yellow Cedar wall. The door handle comes from an old door. But recycling is to me more than re-using, also...
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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.



