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Sacred Road

For those of you that don't know, I am going on a mission trip with RUF to the Yakama Indian Reservation this spring break. The Sacred Road Ministries team, who we will be working with, has inserted themselves into the culture and lives of the Native Americans at the reservation. To learn more about this ministry, visit sacredroadministries.com.

We were charged with raising our own support for the trip and I decided a good way to do that would be to make a few crafts and sell them. All proceeds from these sales will go to my support for the trip.

I have some framed prints (prints made by my brother Daniel), empty frames, and what-nots for sale. If you don't see a size or color you like, I can make whatever you want. I may set up a way to pay online through PayPal, but for now, just email me at sawesomefurniture@gmail.com if you want anything or have a request. I have a few samples below so you can get an idea of what they're like...

These are the empty frames. They would come with glass, basically everything but a picture.

These are the frames that will hold the prints. My brother Daniel is making them and they are excerpts from some of my favorite hymns.
  

Prices are as follows:

• small wall shelf -- $15
• mail box -- $30
• 4"x6" empty frame -- $20
• 5"x7" empty frame -- $25
• 8"x10" empty frame -- $30
• 4"x6"framed print -- $35
• 5"x7" framed print -- $40
• 8"x10" framed print -- $45

Finally Something For Sale...

FOR SALE

It seems like everything I've posted so far has been of the "not-for-sale" ilk. Now I finally have something that is for sale. This armoire is about 97% reclaimed wood. The only non-reclaimed wood I used was cedar for the drawer boxes. The overall dimensions are 69.5"h x 49.5"w x 20"d and the upper opening is  38"h x 31.5"w x 18"d. It also has two drawers, each being 6.5"h x 30.5"w x 14.5"d. The upper opening has a second shelf that is technically permanent but I can remove it if you want me to. 

Fair warning: This piece is almost entirely heart pine so it is pretty heavy. 

If you're interested in buying, email me at: sawesomefurniture@gmail.com with any questions

Asking price: $2,000 + shipping (if applicable)

I've been working on this armoire for about 2 months or so. I probably could've done it faster, but since I wasn't building it for anyone in particular, I just went at my own pace. 

It all started with this pile of wood. I used almost every piece in this picture:

The first thing I did was use a planer to get these pieces and attached them together for my top piece.

Then I cut the long white column in half to make my sides and attached them to the top.

 One of my favorite features of this piece is the sides and back being covered with siding, although I realized, after I got the whole thing covered, that I put them on upside down. I came back and fixed them later, but that frustrated me for awhile.

 Finally, I built the drawers and put the shelves in and it's done.

Thanks for reading and again, email me with any questions. 

Door Coffee Table

It's been awhile since I posted. I've been busy with school and a big furniture project that I'll post later today or tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be able to spit out a few small things pretty quickly over Christmas break and post more frequently. 

For this post I have a door that I made into a coffee table. This was a birthday gift the Uithovens had me make to give to their son Luke. They picked out the door at a flea market in Flowood and Mr. Uithoven cleaned it up. Then I sanded it lightly to get some of the leftover dirt and grime off. 

beautiful door; tall and skinny five-panel closet door maybe? 

From there it was pretty simple: just measure and cut. Then I attached the legs to the top and put a coat of rub-on polyurethane to give it protection and liven the wood a little, while still keeping the natural look.

after being assembled but before polyurethane

after polyurethane; final product minus the knob

I added some iron brackets, mainly for stability and Mr. Uithoven added a knob to finish it off. 

Thanks to the Uithovens for the job. I really like the way it turned out.

Hopefully I'll get some more posts up soon. Until then...

  

In the Works...

Here's a drawing of the armoire I alluded to in my last post. The final product will look roughly like this, but when you're working with reclaimed wood, you're always prepared to make changes. I'm using windows for the armoire doors and siding on the sides and inset in the drawer fronts.

Heart Pine Coffee Table Revisited

Here's the coffee table my last post was about in it's new home. 

I'm working on an armoire right now made entirely of reclaimed wood. It's gonna take me a long time to finish but I'll get it up as soon as I finish.

Heart Pine Coffee Table

This is a coffee table my mom had me make:

The top is left over heart pine flooring from our house in Jackson and the legs are balusters from the Raymond wood reclamation. The top is just stained and sanded with polyurethane on top and I did the legs much like the hutch with the weathered look. I stained them and then painted them white on top. After that I randomly sanded them and finished off with a coat of polyurethane to make the background wood pop.

Below are a few pictures of the process:

Original baluster on the right and coffee table leg on the right.

Underside before legs and apron rail were attached

Top immediately after staining and before sanding

Underside after legs and apron rail were painted, sanded, and attached.

Final Product

With the heart pine flooring and the heart pine reclaimed legs, I could really only make 3-4 more of these, but this is most likely one of a kind.
Cost: ~$650 (Not for Sale)