end table from scrapwood

Very nice! I’d like to get a hold of some of that salvaged wood.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Nice work Pete!

Hey, nicely done! Thanks for the tip about Everything Wood, in Kirkland. That’s real close to me, too, but I’d not heard of it. For anything out of the ordinary in wood, I’ve been looking to Martin Lumber, in Everett, but I love using scrap wood, recycled from its past life. A jointer and planer made that option a real one.

-- GregS, Snohomish, WA

Very nice table! I love mahogany. The best wood in the world to work with.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I hate to think of that beautiful wood in terms of “scrap.” Nice table!

-- Maplewood, MN

you did great with the colour.
Beautiful little table.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Great job, goes to show you not all materials need come direct from the tree. Well done.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Great use of materials and a very pleasing color.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Very cool project! I need to get some of your scrap wood!

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

Thanks everyone. I try to see diamonds in the rough. When I visited the wood recycler and saw the board, my mind saw two end tables. It was just a matter of putting it together with the other “scraps” I already have on hand.

I only buy “new” material for projects for customers. I try to use salvaged and recycled material for customer projects as much as I can though, but I don’t always have enough suitable material.

Every project I make for myself or my family uses salvaged and recycled material. It gives it extra special character because there will be a “story” behind it. Our dining set was made from materials that used to be beams in a factory in India.

-- Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and love.

Very beautiful, great wood. Well done.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

Beautiful work Pete. The Dipterocarp top is stunning! The similar grains and expert staining really brings the different species together nicely. Thanks for the tip on this website, it is very informative and user friendly.

-- Steve Bartocci, Everything Wood, Recycled wood for woodworkers, 206-459-4300

Any time I get my hands on wood that I can bring back to life, I jump on it. Thank god for old desk tops and broken furniture at garage sales.

-- making sawdust....

The wood on the top is gorgeous. Nice job recycling wood.

-- Dust collectors suck.

Hey Blake, your signature reminds me of the Scandanavian company that tried to market their vacuums in the U.S. but didn’t get a proper translation. Their add proclaimed that their vacuums really suck.

-- Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and love.

Wow, nice work. I love the grain on the top. I hope that my project looks as good.

-- Shawn, Washington, No really, its a work in progress.