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Well I had some time and my wife has wanted a few things for the house. First was a wine rack to replace our free standing floor type and second was a shelf/candle holder so I made the wine racks for Mother's Day and the shelf just because I love her. Here are a few pictures. As far as the shelf goes i tried a Japanese method of burning the outside wood and then brushing off the char. This serves several purposes, first it colors the wood, seals, hardens, and protects. It is called
shou-sugi-ban. I like it and it's all natural. The wine racks are just a dark walnut stain.
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Great job as usual! I really like the finish that you achieved. I'm going to give that a go some time.
Thanks it was fun doing it to!
Devon those are super cool! What a great idea and project. I love DIY projects like this. I will be 100% honest here....I am borrowing this idea for a few projects here!:)
Al
Thanks Al, I posted this because like me I never knew about it. I want others to see different methods and give them a try for themselves. I have build all my living room furniture and wall decor for around $150 in material and it is built well and will last. You just can't get that from a box store, and saving money where you can makes it easier spending it where you need to. Pluss it builds skill and there is a certain satisfaction. about making something with your hands and putting it to a practical use.
The burning looks really good, cool technique. I actually like the look of it more than a stain.
Ya I will start using this method more in the future. Takes the same amount of time.
Well I started and finished another project that my wife wanted. She wanted a hallway table for our basement and gave me a few ideas that I worked off of. First I found some very old red oak boards that were reclaimed from some factory that a heavy equipment mover had in there free wood bin. I sanded all the boards to remove the bulk of the grime and dirt built up over the last century and left most of the imperfections and stains that gave it character. I then ripped down one of the 2x4's into 2x2's with only one side with a fresh cut. I then cut and carved out all the mortises for the legs and the boards. The tricky part was getting the vertical center board to run through and line up with the opposing mortises. All the joints fit together great and didn't need any any glue but I added some anyway. I stil need to add some boiled linseed oil for the finish but over all it came out how my wife wanted. It feels good to have a piece of furniture that is made from wood that once served a purpose in someone's day to day life and now serves me a purpose.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4284/...bb2ff57b_c.jpgReclaimed red oak table by devon cropley, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4265/...815660f4_c.jpgReclaimed red oak table by devon cropley, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4014/...d7b20e6a_c.jpgReclaimed red oak table by devon cropley, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4097/...6758ac47_c.jpgReclaimed red oak table by devon cropley, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4261/...747faf85_c.jpgReclaimed red oak table by devon cropley, on Flickr
Man, you are so talented. Kudos.
Devon,
Thats a really great DIY project! You and your wife make a pretty good team! I really like the end result...so simple in design but perfect.
al
Added to the home collection this weekend and made some more wall decor. Reclaimed project with some mason jars, and copper wire. Appolgize for the sides ways pictires.
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Oh, very nice pictures. I like your style of working because it seems to be very romantic in the end. I was involved in a couple of woodworking project and some of them were successful. One day my wife asked me to create a shelf for her new cabinet in our house (she's working in a marketing company). And of course I wanted to create something special for her. I honestly didn't sleep nights thinking about that shelf. I've even got the best scroll saw on the market in order to make everything perfectly for her. And you know what? She didn't like it in the end because she expected something else made of other materials, lol.