Chairs, Stools and Benches
I found this chair curbside. It was was originally upholstered and stuffed with horse hair. I of course, took it home, disassembled it and then put it away for 10 years. I had forgotten about it when I found it wrapped together with duct tape in the storage unit. I reassembled the frame of the chair and then filled in the sides with 2 inch pieces cut it slight angles to create the curve of the sides. Not pictured here are the final touches including nice cushions my wife made.
Reclaimed Furniture Chair
The rocket stool was an exercise to learn how to use a vacuum press. The small curved aprons are bender board with a veneer. The rest is solid Alder.
Rocket Stool
When I lived in Philly, I found a 5 foot block of what I could only assume was a telephone pole in an alleyway. It was definitely pine, but the rings were super tight so I assumed it was older. I loved the character of how it was splitting apart and the color was beautiful. Basically cut it in half glued two sections together. Then routed mortises on the underside. The legs are tenoned to attach to the top.
The Tortoise
Reclaimed Wood Small Bench
Scrapwood Bench
In trying to alter my methods, this scrap wood bench was made with a substrate rather than just gluing Hardwoods together. The legs are mortise and tenoned white oak. I got to experiment with the finish on this one using a mix of tongue oil, boiled linseed oil, and soya-based alkyd varnish.
I found this piece of white oak that was just too beautiful to cut up into smaller pieces. It was originally a bench you could put all your shoes under and was placed by the front door. It's now my TV stand funny enough enough again everything is mortised and tenoned, and I use that same three-part finishes above.
White Oak Bench
This floating top stool was an experiment before I used larger pieces of walnuts and oak to make a full-size piece. Nothing beats the elegance of a floating top table!