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tables
1 commentHere is a drafting table and a sofa table I made from scraps of hardwood flooring which was ripped up out of a house. They were going to burn it all.
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Practice Dovetail Box
3 commentsThis box was made from reclaimed mahogany and red alder. While taking the Joinery and Cabinet Making program at North Island College in Port Alberni, BC, Canada, I decided to make a...
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Walnut poka-dot stool/side table
3 commentsThis stool was constructed entirely of scrap walnut. The leg consists of small walnut scraps which were ban sawed into discs then glued together with the wood grain running in the same...
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humidor
This is a humidor I made from scraps in my shop left over from years of making furniture, boxes, and guitars. The main wood is Honduran Mahogany I acquired from a bin at PAL lumber in San...
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Oak Briefcase
3 commentsMade with cutoffs from a cabinet job. Both the interior and exterior of the top and bottom are veneered to a piece of 1/8" plywood for strength. The handle has a piece of an old brass...
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glider and ottoman
6 commentsThis is an glider and ottoman built for my friends who were expecting their first baby. It is made from scraps acquired from previous woodworking jobs that I have had.
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Laminated Strand Lumber stool
2 commentsKitchen stool turned from scraps of LSL framing lumber found in a construction site dumpster.
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Queen Anne coffee table
After a recent project making a bunch of racking for a wine cellar I had a whole pile of cutoffs that i just didn't feel right about throwing away. I decided to make a table top out of them and...
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Upstanding Shell
1 commentI found this shell on the beach on a vacation to FL with the family. I was taken with its simple beauty – the lines were so sinuous and flowing – so I picked it up. When I...
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Budding chair legs
2 commentsA wall hanging that I made from the side rips of legs for a table and chairs. They looked to good to throw away and this is what I came up with as a use for them.
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bagel cutter
1 commenta bagel/bially cutter. made from parallam beam ends and scrap ipe from a marina dock project.
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Standing Bear
I hand carved this Bear and Tree from scrap pieces of Basswood, and made the base with scrap Sassafras
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rocking horses
1 commentmade from oak doors that were covered in several layers of paint and were going to be thrown out, I only chipped one planer blade while cleaning
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Stacking Bowls
These stacking bowls were made from a walnut cutoff and some scrap aluminum bar stock.
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Dulcimer
5 commentsThis is a Mountain Dulcimer in a non-traditional shape. Top: Cedar strips left over from building a strip-built canoe. Back and sides: Walnut that a friend was going to feed...
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Scrap Face Boxes
1 commentSmall scraps of exotic hardwoods, quarter inch thick, are stacked and cut on the band saw. I usually cut four at a time. The shadows created in the negative space left by the cuts help outline and...
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Knife Block made from Curly Maple with 1800 Bamboo Skewers
I found a similar knife block on the internet and this is my version. I made it with curly maple cut-offs from another project I am working on. A fun thing to do.
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Lazy Susan
I used bamboo flooring cutoffs for this project. A router was used to cut the circles and inlay pocket. I made the circle template from plexiglass. Bamboo has a high percentage of silica and is tough...
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fence line illumination
this is my bedside lamp. it was shaped and carved to enhance its already natural beauty. its a piece of a fence post that is antique southern heart pine. its around 400 to 600 years old and came from...
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Wall hanging
2 commentsMade from left over scraps of various wood species. Approximately 5 foot wide and hangs over the couch.
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Banding from tenon cutoffs
This is the ultimate use of scrap. I collect the cutoffs from doing the tenons and made banding from it. One day I was making tenons and notice all of the pieces and a light bulb went off. Why not...
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Walnut Box
This box was made from a length of black walnut firewood, which came from a huge old tree in my parents' backyard in Western Pennsylvania. It sustained some storm damage a few years back and as a...
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A Classic with a Twist
The top of this desk was made of 61 individual pieces of walnut salvaged from a set of chairs being thrown out. Maple accents were added to tie the top to the base which features maple legs...
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Congratulations to our winners!
Congratulations to our three winners! Argyllshire for Eye Candy, larrysak3 for Dulcimer; and Triumph1 for "Home is where the hearth is".
Three prize packages were awarded.
First Prize
Fine WoodworkingMagazine Archive DVD-ROM
Second Prize
(1) copy of The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction
(1) copy of The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery
Third Prize
(1) copy of The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery
Contest ended March 11, 2010
Winners were selected by the community and announced on March 22, 2010.
