Monday, November 11, 2013

Reclaiming Old Cedar

We took down our old tool shed which left us with a whack of 3rd grade old growth cedar that the lumber yard was having a hard time giving away.  I was thinking firewood or fencing when one of my clients asked me for a bench for his outdoor shower.

I selected one piece and ripped the wane off on the table saw and thought, "Hmmm... edge grain!". A pass or two through the thickness planer uncovered a beautiful piece of wood with lots of colour and variations in the grain.

A couple of hours later this cute cedar bench emerged from the remnants of a demolished shed, a handful of screws, and a few coats of poly-urethane finish.





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