Post a pic of something you have recycled

[accipiter]

1987 to 1992 (before being made redundant) I worked at a timber merchant (English hardwoods and imported + exotics, woodworking tools etc., fencing, gates and "craft" supplies) ~ a job I really enjoyed.
Something they were throwing out was a couple of metal plates with hangers used for display of some hand tools. I used them (the plates) to hang plastic boxes on because of the "lips" pressed out in the metal. The "hangers" I couldn't decide what to do with until recently.
I found a piece of oak with a rebate/groove in it so measured it up, cut and glued/pinned to a backing strip so I could slot the hangers in place to use as a supporting rack to hang my hammers on. (Sorry for a longwinded explanation )

 

[Thingybob]

Hope you dont mind me showing some of my daughters recycled art im proud of her these are all made from recycled materials carpet underlay ,packing foam ,old ply, pallets ,straws etc . The fish are all cut on an old Naeroc scrool saw donated by me , It all goes to brighten up the sea front The last two were from last years sea front displays at Teignmouth

 

[Thingybob]

Just a few more

 

[Valhalla]

This was an old standard lamp made by my wife's grandfather.....The octagonal top and base were all redone as they weren't exactly correct and I had to do something with the top to hide the hole that remained after removing the posts.

 

[gregmcateer]

Just been talking to my daughter and she makes recycled art pieces for show in the comunity she is looking for a 12" to 24"" clear plastic ball im at a loss to think where she can find one i did think a scraped toy dispencer you find outsde newsagents (hensteeth) any ideas from you guys

How about charity shops - maybe those clear balls with stuff inside that roll around to amuse little kids?

 

[chris.s]

Just been talking to my daughter and she makes recycled art pieces for show in the comunity she is looking for a 12" to 24"" clear plastic ball im at a loss to think where she can find one i did think a scraped toy dispencer you find outsde newsagents (hensteeth) any ideas from you guys

I used to have a large street light globe as the wrong size had been ordered but it got used as a fish tank

 

[carpenteire2009]

Not woodwork related, but I've made a few of these dragonflies from old copper cylinders (from my own house, they only last about 10 years), copper pipe and other bits. Takes the guts of a day to make one, but very enjoyable, especially when it comes to soldering it all together.

 

[kinverkid]

I put one of these on The Last Thing You Made post a few weeks back. It's a beer glass/stem glass and bottle table that spikes into the ground used by camper/caravanner/outdoor types around the world. Would not know who to credit with the original design. Most of them are round but this time I went with square. It's made from reclaimed stair treads and risers from a Victorian house renovation my nephew worked on.




One of the round versions.

 

[Jameshow]

I put one of these on The Last Thing You Made post a few weeks back. It's a beer glass/stem glass and bottle table that spikes into the ground used by camper/caravanner/outdoor types around the world. Would not know who to credit with the original design. Most of them are round but this time I went with square. It's made from reclaimed stair treads and risers from a Victorian house renovation my nephew worked on.

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One of the round versions.

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Do you need a new bottle to check the design every time you make one?!

 

[Cooper]

Fire wood, old tent polls, off cuts of waste pipe and MDF out of a skip.

 

[kinverkid]

I posted this around April last year. It's a step/stool made from old pine drawers given to me to make use of. I removed the locks and brass key holes, cleaned and lacquered them and put the back. The crackle glaze finish is original.

 

[Garden Shed Projects]

I am currently building a desk for the wife’s office out of some glazed screens that were surplus on site. Such a shame to skip good timber but it happens all too often.
Will post some shots once it’s done.
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I have finally got it done and am pretty happy with the results. The desk needs to be demountable because the office is in the spare room. It’s not quite as elegant as I intended and I can see a few things I would change if I had to do it again. But overall I am happy with it

 

[Thingybob]

Latest from Daughter "even bugs deserve a holiday"

 

[Bingy man]

Friends and neighbors of mine are due to get married in November and showed me a picture of a display board they were going to hire for the big day at a cost of £100 and I nearly fell over - it was a converted pallet with a bit of stain and a few clocks so I did the woodwork and there 8yr old daughter did most of the artwork .

 

[Fester]

Lollipop Sticks and Pepsi can

 

[kinverkid]

A bread peel made from stair stringer reclaimed from a Victorian staircase and the handle is oak which was used in a building which was originally built in 1520's but had a refurb in 1730's. so it from either of those two eras. The colour is natural. Finished with mineral oil then cutting board paste. 550mm long by 300mm wide.

 

[Cooper]

Lollipop Sticks and Pepsi can

Good to see you posting again.
Martin

 

[John Brown]

May I just say that, for me, this is one of the most enjoyable and inspirational threads I've seen on this site. Keep them coming!

 

[Sawdust=manglitter]

I made this router plane a few years ago from an antique lawn bowls ball from Lignum Vitae. I even left the original untouched bowls ball finish around the outer edge as an homage to it’s former life. It’s been an incredibly well used tool over the last few years… invaluable!! WIP post here for anyone interested…
https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/the-“keeper”-router-plane-wip.109785/

 

[Doug B]

I’ve been recycling old small off cuts of chestnut worktop to make one big worktop, it started with quite a few glue ups like this.

Some of the pieces can be seen at the back of the photo above, it took a few glue ups but eventually I got to 400mm then it went through the planer

More glue ups & I was finally up to the 650 x 950 that I needed