This project was for our own home. A good friend and mentor gave me some wood from his family barn that was recently torn down in Moran, Kansas. I also got some scrap metal and wanted to build something that combined old and new (plus I really needed a new TV Console). We welded up…
The White Oak Vanity
This white oak was from a tree that was dead near the shores of Lake Clinton outside of Lawrence, KS. The tree was milled by Tom the Sawyer (www.tomthesawyer.net) on February 17, 2013 for a family that never got around to using the wood and was happy for it to find a new home. The clients…
The Barnwood Table
This table was made from a pile of barn wood bound for a dumpster in southwest Johnson County. A friend alerted me to the pile by the roadside and a few hours later, we were elbows deep in wood, pulling out a hundred years’ worth of rusty nails. The project was for a client that…
Serving Boards
Sometimes little things have a way of really shining. Our friends and clients have come to love unique pieces with a story and we have come to love combining our talents for woodworking and food. Larder Boards: A larder is a large room or cupboard for storing and preserving food. We combined this concept and…
The Harvest Table
Sometimes the barn wood finds you, and sometimes you find the barn wood. Following an ad on craigslist we found an owner looking to sell a stash of wood from his century old barn in southeast Olathe. This was our first experience working with reclaimed barn wood. We learned first hand how valuable a metal…