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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