As Spring crept across New England this year, and work picked up, I salvaged some cedar siding boards from a home repair job. The 14′ long recycled cedar siding boards had a lot of life left in them and what’s better to store than lumber you can stack outside, exposed to the elements.
However attached I get to the possibilities for the lumber I salvage, the point was to re-cycle it and that’s exactly what happened to some cedar this week. Continue reading
No reclaimed wood in this picture but when I saw this old commercial stove being tossed I halted the owner long enough to salvage some of the parts.
Though I thoroughly enjoyed watching “Hoarding – Buried Alive”, I seem to effectively manage and maintain an organized collection of various reclaimed and recycled materials without amassing a junkyard.
Reclaimed & Recycled – that’s the way I like it. Old wood has character, even if it’s not that old. As is the case with these reclaimed pieces of 5/4 pressure-treated fir.
Some years ago, I built an amazing treehouse with a suspension bridge to a higher look-out platform. A storm devastated 12 of 16 trees on the property including the lookout support tree. (The treehouse remained intact)
To aid with an interstate move, I built some truck bed side rails to help contain the possessions. I would have liked to use some pretty hardwood but these PT 5/4 boards were just lying out in the weather waiting for a use, just the right length, and not slated for a future project. Continue reading
While cleaning my bedroom yesterday, I noticed this barrel top trunk that I’ve never really liked and would be happy to part with but is so practical that it’s been at the foot of my bed since I made it in the early 1990′s is crafted entirely from Reclaimed & Recycled wood.
That may be the longest sentence I have ever written. Continue reading
When I think of a new product or service I like to write the idea down. Since I work as a carpenter, many of my ideas are penciled on wood. The idea for ReclaimedRecycled.com was no exception and I recently found that piece of wood.
What is it?
