Category Archives: Recycled

Recycled

Multifaceted wood planters

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Logan

When we installed siding over our log cabin, we had to cut off the exposed corners first. I did this with a chainsaw and ended up with about 100 chunks of solid fir. I’ve been saving them since then, for … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessories, Recycled, wedding, Wood | 6 Comments |

Desk for a friend

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Logan

I made a desk for a friend out of scrap pieces of wood a few weeks ago. I made one more for another friend who gave me an amazing piece of artwork she painted and had framed. I did a … Continue reading →

Posted in Desk, Furniture, Lathe, Recycled, Scrap, Steel, Wood | 3 Comments |

Hairpin Scrapwood bench

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Logan

I helped a friend make a bench as a wedding gift for her brother. We used narrow pieces of different wood scrap glued together. We used the hairpin legs we made a while back for the legs.

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New scrap wood desk

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Logan

I made a desk out of scrap wood for a friend a few months ago and a few other friends have asked me if I could make them one. I made this one almost the same as the first one, … Continue reading →

Posted in Furniture, Lathe, Recycled, Scrap, Steel, Wood | 2 Comments |

Birdcage light

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Logan

I got this old birdcage about two years ago and decided I needed a light for the guestroom/den so I whipped up this light out of it yesterday after work. I took the top off the cage and drilled the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cable, Flea Market finds, Lighting, Recycled | 2 Comments |

Scrap wood credenza

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Logan

I built this credenza out of scrap wood from my dad’s cabinet shop a few months ago. I got the idea for building all of this scrap-wood stuff from all of the off-fall material that we have accumulated at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cabinets, Furniture, Past projects, Recycled, Scrap, Shelving, Steel, Wood | 6 Comments |

Succulent sink planter

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Logan

I first used these antique porcelain sinks as a water fountain in the house, but the maintenance and upkeep made me start thinking of my original plan for the sinks, as wall planters (you can see what the fountain did … Continue reading →

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Old steel desk renovation – past project

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Logan

This desk was inside my dad’s shop for years used as a drillpress stand. It had been badly mistreated; kicked around and drilled into multiple times. I pounded out most of the dents, painted it with yellow spraypaint, sanded the … Continue reading →

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Bathroom scrapwood cabinets.

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Logan

Scrapwood vanity with drawers and sliding plexi and wood doors. Hand-made bathroom tissue roll holder. Scrapwood vanity upper with; flip-up door with a hand-made steel pull, hand-bent plexiglass under-light. Upper cabinets made from scrap materials.