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This is a table made from recycled lumber I got from a dumpster locally. This table is for a cafe that here in the area, and they wanted the recycled theme to be carried out into the furniture. I ripped pieces with a table saw, positioned them together, ran threaded bolt through the middle, and...

This was built for a my wife who is a local chef, who is also very into green building, and recycled furniture. She wanted a butcher block out of recyled lumber collected locally for her kitchen. After much dumpster diving, and lots of sorting, I came up with some good pieces to get the job...

This is ukelele case for a local musican. He plays ukelele professionally, and wanted a very durable case that could stand up to a beating if need be. And he wanted it made out of recycled wood, if possible he requested. So With luck I chose a very weathered piece of 3/4 inch ply and took...

Leftover materials from a previous coffee table project. The top and bottom sections of this table came from a pallet I found that had no gaps like they normally do. Sides are trimmed out with 2×6's bottom portion trim was from a 2×6 that I ripped with my skilsaw. 4×4's act as legs support for...

After stating this about 4 months ago and between the HOT temp's here in Michigan , I finally finished this utility shed, built all out of RECYCLED LUMBER. I built most of this in front of the shop, then disassembled it and loaded it on the truck to the location if it's home. The only thing we...

We just finished five custom pieces for a client's new bathroom in recycled chestnut. I have been having more and more requests for pieces in that wood lately. I don't know if it's a fad, or if I just like it so much that I'm able to sell more people on the idea of it. It's a great (but...

We just finished this chestnut table for a client in Connecticutt. It's a new version of one we built back in 2003. that one had a painted base and you can see it in the dining table section of my website here http://www.dorsetcustomfurniture.com/Items.aspx?mId=47&cId=65&pcId= . We wrote...

I have a client who loves the classic fir grain from old lumber. He said "the more nail holes , the better". I also made two small cutouts with doors for their cell phone chargers and grain matched the doors. I used plywood to build the base and put a drawer in each side.

we recently finished two recycled chestnut cabinets for clients at stratton mountain, a nearby ski area. the last photo in the series is the original cabinet we made in about 2005, also integrated with stone surfaces. this new design is based on that project .. the second to last photo in the...

Here's my contribution to the Garden Bench show. I based this from a design in Fine Wood Working Magazine, August 2000 edition. I used all white oak saved from a work bench at the back of an old barn we cleaned out last summer. Everything in the bench (except the hardware), came from three 2"...

This was a solution to a ugly washing machine that was stuck in the kitchen of one of my clients. It has to be hooked up to a faucet to use so he wanted something better to look at and some additional counter-top. The top is butcher block walnut 2.4 inches thick. Hardware is antique brass...

All of these birdhouses are made from one 71\2 inch wide, 4 ft. old fence board, and a twig. I have come up with three different styles. I plan to start adding tin roofs to them from my old pool I took down this year. I plan on adding some color to some of them too in the future, looking at...

Another project for the wife, got some great ideas from this site. The talent level on LumberJocks is unreal, hope my projects are as nice some day. Wood is scraps from lumberyard, used scroll saw on maple letters. Thanks for looking, Scott.