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  1. Repurposed headboard into Patio bench

    I was given an old headboard and some misc. other bed parts from a bed that was left in a friends house when the moved in. They gave it to me and said "be creative". They have a nice concrete pad next to one of the back doors and had asked me to do a patio bench when time opened up. Two...
  2. Coat Rack

    I made this coat hook using our old knobs from our kitchen. I think this is poplar wood, but not sure. Maybe you can tell me what it is! I used a Keyhole router bit for the first time. Still getting used to making the Keyholes. I also used a Roman Ogee bit for the edge. Useful project I...
  3. Pirate Tip Chest

    (I wrote this as my Pyrate character for my vending biz, Pyrate Popped Kettle Corn) While I was at the Pirate Festival over Labor Day, it was brought to my attention by my neighbor Habeen (Bob), the meatballs on a stick guy, that didn't have a 'tip' jar. Actually, it had never crossed my wee...
  4. Retro-Industrial Coffee Table

    The Lyons-Magnus Coffee Table This "retro-industrial" style coffee table came to be when I happened to score about a dozen vintage crates from the long-gone Lyons-Magnus Moving Company in San Francisco. What with living close to SF, I figured these would sell quickly if made into some useful...
  5. Retro-Industrial two-Drawer Side Table

    The Lyons-Magnus Side Table This "retro-industrial" side (end?) table was built to go along with the coffee table I've also posted here. It uses two more of the same vintage crates from the long-gone Lyons-Magnus Moving Company in San Francisco. It was built to the same standards as the...
  6. Drillpress Table

    I'd been contemplating a better work surface for my DP for sometime but had a mental block in how to execute it. Having stumbled upon the LJ web site i found plenty of inspiration. I wanted to make it my first project post. As you can see my DP is a Delta 12 inch bench top model. I have mounted...
  7. Wooden door Coat Rack

    This is a coat rack made out of an old door that had special significance to the client. The client did the "designing" but just needed someone who could make it happen.
  8. A Nutmeg Table with Stools

    This table set is crafted of ancient 2" thick planks of nutmeg! This wood has an uncommonly rich color and still shows the ancient sawmill marks. I found a small pickup load in a friend's barn in Northern California where it had been stored for over 50 years! For the look I wanted on the...
  9. Repurposed crosses

    I decided to give crosses as Christmas presents this year. As with many projects it has turned into an obsession! I love repurposing!
  10. That's just grate

    I have a plain sisal/jute door mat outside my garage entry door that gets water logged when the rain is from the wrong direction. The only way to have it dry is to lift in off of the cement and set it on edge. When it does get wet It is heavy so I took some old cedar fence boards, cut them up...
  11. Pine Bench Made of Reclaimed Wood & Scrap Metal

    I made this bench out of pine that was being used as a shelf and some pieces of scrap metal I found in the garbage. I rubbed some mineral oil into it for the finish. Now it's used daily in my store. Check out my site at www.envirosponsible.com
  12. Some Jerk's Junk..

    Someone, the jerk, decided to use a grassy field by our neighborhood as an old pallet dumping ground. About 30 to 40 pallets, just unloaded in the middle of the meadow as if no one would ever care. I cared. So as a fan of recycling/repurposing and an enemy of littering, I decided to try and...
  13. secretary desk out of "old junk" sitting around in the shed

    had some extra salvaged antique oak boards and old singer sewing machine base that i put together to make this "secretary" that will now sit next to my bed. boards have lots of "character" (ie… powder post beetle holes and hand cut iron nail stains). the design for the top is patterned off an...
  14. Business card and Smart phone holders from dunnage

    I had some scraps of wood left over and was trying to figure out what do make with them. The wife said she was going to go buy some business card holders for her cards at the craft shows we go to. BINGO!!! I made a few and they worked great…one more thing in the repertoire. We sold some so I...
  15. Harley Davidson paperweight, from Dunnage

    I got this Harley Davidson gas cap cover about 18 months ago to make a paperweight to sell at a Harley festival. I didn't get it done before the show, so It's been riding around in my craft show box. I dug it out this afternoon and made this using a bowl blank I made up before Christmas. Just a...
  16. Tornado Floor Lamp

    Tornado Floor Lamp (December 2,2011- December 12, 2011) Dimensions: 14'' x 14'' x 48'' Net Weight: 60lbs So I still had a lot of sliced pieces of different repurposed old wood from my "Think Big" and my "Bookshelf of Knowledge"... So I decided on making my first sculptural floor lamp for fun...
  17. small salvaged table

    I had an old soda crate and thought it would make a nice table. It's always fun to make repurposed projects you never know what you will end up with. I used tapered legs and joined them to a frame with pocket holes which the box fits right over. Wanting to put on a bottom shelf I use a top of a...
  18. Crotch bowl from firewood (2)

    This is the other half of the crotch from my firewood pile. For this I made the center of the split the top. Finished in Linseed oil. The natural edge is weathering, not burning. Additional photos available at: https://plus.google.com/photos/106338834595233608122/albums/5754452780107566321
  19. Drop-edged (Mushroom) bowl from Dunnage

    I was getting ready for our big Christmas craftshow and glued up about 30 bowl blanks from the dunnage I use for most of my work. I didn't get them all turned and was looking to make something different for the wife. This idea came to me after the wood was on the lathe. I don't usually stain...
  20. Burned bowl from Dunnage

    I sometimes add a wire burnt line to my turnings for visual effect. This time I tried using a torch to scorch the wood. I was looking for a fade from burnt to natural. I did learn that if you run the lathe too fast the wood heats up instead of scorching…this is a bad thing for a glued joint...
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