Here is a wood chair, cabinet and light made from wood collected from various neighbors. As the saying goes “One man’s discarded wood in good to fair condition becomes another man’s patio furniture”. The relatively un-rustic chair, table / cabinet and lamp were designed for drawing, working or reading outside. Everything was primered and then painted with two coats of white latex paint to hide the good to fair to poor condition of the wood. The wood chair, cabinet and light were all made from recycled or reclaimed materials. I still haven’t figured out the difference between something being recycled or reclaimed. I think I will ‘Google’ it. (after a brief intermission) I just tried “Google-ing” the terms ‘recycled vs. reclaimed’ because it would be great if I and someone reading this blog post might actually learn something together. Getting back to the Google search. I was reading the first result from the google search which was written by a self described ‘Eco-Patriot’. He described at great length the differences between recycled and reclaimed. He also added the word ‘recovering’. After reading, well actually skimming, well actually reading the first sentence then quickly losing interest. Needless to say, I wasn’t able to read the other 455,000 other results that came up, therefore, I have not learned anything. However, now I can throw in the word ‘recovered’ when talking about things that are ‘recycled’ or ‘reclaimed’. If I run out of things to say then I’ll ‘recycle’ the article by cutting and pasting it into this here blog post. The danger of doing this, besides recieving a ‘ cease and desist’ letter, is that if it is easy for you to understand the article, then I will look like a complete idiot for not understanding it myself. So let’s just say the article was so poorly written that it was totally incomprehesable to either you or I. So, we can all agree that it is not my fault. The white painted recycled chair was patterned after a porch swing, I found in a book with woodworking plans. The reclaimed wood chair was made so your arms have room to move and is tilted slightly forward so it is easier to stay alert and work on your project. The recovered wood chair is also a little higher so your legs are able to stretch and circulate. The cabinet next to it was made from reclaimed plywood and has three shelves to store some stuff and things. The wooden cabinet has knobs made from tree branches. You can’t see them in the photo, so you’ll just have to imagine how awesome they are. The cabinet opens on both sides. I guess for convenience. I can’t really remembered why I made it that way. The hinges for the cabinet where bought at the ‘Habitat Restore’ which sells hardware that were apparently left over and/or not good enough for a ‘Habitat for Humanity’ Habitat, that I can only assume was being made for humanity. The lamp was made from a work light and two pieces of wood. It allows you to work or read at night. Lights are very useful in the dark. You might want to make a note of that for future reference. See you did learn something.
