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FAMILY BAR
The Family Bar was built with old reclaimed barn boards. The bars framework was built with 2 X 4 lumber that was laying around in my workshop waiting for it's next project. Even some of...
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Rustic Chair
1 commentRustic Chair - The legs were built from salvaged cedar posts smoothed with a draw knife and sanded. The seat is buckeye and the backrest is walnut.
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Portable collapsable bar
This is a portable bar I built to take to Burning Man and Rally America Rallies. It is from reclaimed wood that is either Maple or Redwood. The top and shelp lift out and the wings fold in for...
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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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White Ash tree House
5 commentsIn 2004 the emerald ash borer devastated metro Detroit killing millions of ash trees including an 80-foot tall tree in our back yard. We couldn't let all that wood go to waste so we...
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One man's trash...
Though there wasn't much "woodwork" involved in making this piece, I do feel it fits perfectly in the "Green" category. The keg was found on the side of the road one day while house hunting...
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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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Linen cupboard
Frame is made of warped kitchen tabletop resawn into framing material. Doors are window sashes from an old hotel. Door handles are old ceramic insulators and knobs. Top decorative frame...
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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.
