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...