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Tray Made of Wood Scraps 10 Dec 2012 | 08:31 pm
I made a couple of these cool trays from scrap wood for a storefront in Chelsea, Alabama. Trays are made from Indiana poplar with a border of Alabama oak salvaged from barn timbers. There are natural ...
Clementine Crate Birdhouse 5 Jun 2012 | 11:36 pm
Clementines make winter seem shorter and they are very tasty. I go through a bunch of them when they are in season. So, I had several of clementine crates sitting around that I could not throw away. W...
Busy in the Kitchen 12 Apr 2012 | 07:13 am
Green Kitchen Remodel So, lately I have been lax in building anything in the workshop that was not part of improvements to my house. It has been months, but I hope to get back to furniture soon. Ove...
Bikes Made from Recycled Wood 24 Jan 2012 | 07:16 am
I love this video piece on a couple guys who take discarded or salvaged wood and turn them into one-of-a-kind bikes. Sometimes the wood comes from urban arborists who have to trim trees around power l...
Damage to the Candy Store 3 May 2011 | 02:17 am
The record-breaking storms that swept through Alabama on April 27th hit Cullman’s downtown hard. Buildings that had stood for over 100 years were destroyed by an EF4 tornado. Winds were gusting at mor...
Kid in a Candy Store 22 Feb 2011 | 12:54 pm
Southern Accents Remember what that was like? Remember the awe and wonder you felt seeing so many wonderful things all in one place? The anticipation and decision making involved in choosing from so ...
Tractor Stool Rides High 13 Nov 2010 | 01:51 pm
New to the Design Within Reach catalog is the Tractor Stool Collection made from top-grade American walnut and inspired by old-timey tractor seats. I love the mixture of straight lines and subtle cur...
Coastal Living Idea House Toasted by Lightning 2 Aug 2010 | 02:31 am
One of the coolest Idea Houses I worked on is now toast. Lightning started a massive fire that burnt the River Dunes, NC home to the ground earlier this month. It is a such a waste of a gorgeous home....
Built-in Shelves Finished 3 Jun 2010 | 12:31 pm
Finished the built-in shelves a while ago but forgot to post a pic and details since last post on the process. [The trouble with digital media storage is that it is easy to forget what pictures you ha...
Chair Caning Help 13 Feb 2010 | 03:21 pm
There is a new DVD set on Chair Caning that I wish was around when I was teaching myself to restore chair seats. The four DVD set ($79.99) covers the 7-step method, pre-woven cane, fibre rush, and spl...