Amazing Craigslist Deals - Wood Finds

Considering that I am on Craigslist almost everyday it is hard not to notice when a great deal shows up, or many at once for that matter.

That's right, this is on Craigslist

 

It is a good thing that I do not have the space or money to purchase all these pieces because I'd be broke AND overcrowded.  Here are some awesome diamonds in the rough that I found on Craigslist. 

 

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Burling with fun

Although it's not an easy task, here is a way to create the burl effect on wood.

Tear cheesecloth into 6-foot-long pieces, and set them aside. Keep a supply of clean cloths handy so that when a cloth becomes loaded with glaze, you can discard it for a new one. Don't use any cloth that has frayed edges; small threads can get into the glaze and mar the finish.

Lay the door on a large table, preferably with enough room around it so that you can move from one area to another while working on it. Base-coat the entire surface with an eggshell or satin paint, custom-mixed to a warm, golden wood tone. Let this base coat dry thoroughly.

Working within the area defined by the painter's masking tape defining the border, coat the entire surface with a thin layer of satin oil varnish taken straight from the can. Ball a piece of cheesecloth in your hand, and moisten it by dipping it into the varnish can. Put just enough varnish on the cloth to make it slide easily on the surface and hold the color in place. Then dip the cloth into the burled wood color and work the color over the varnish-coated surface using squiggly circular strokes, as shown. (Fig. 1) Then go back and define the burls. Dip a pipe grainer into mineral spirits, and off-load the excess onto newspaper or paper towels until the grainer is damp, but not wet. Holding it at a 45-degree angle and as parallel to the surface as possible, make short radiating strokes through the burls. To add authenticity and emphasis to your pattern use a thin, pointed artist's brush to paint black rings around some of the shapes created by your strokes. Let the burled wood area dry thoroughly. From Creative Homeowner

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Burl beauties

Burl wood is one of the new, green trends for the new year. There are a variation of beautiful pieces that are handcrafted from the wood, here are a few highlights:

These Roost Burl Mirrors from Velocity are a great example of how beautiful the wood is by mixing the rugged edges with the organic shapes of the mirrors.


Here are some from the company Pieces Inc.Coffee Trunk Lamps


Round Mirror
Burl table from TRW Woodworks

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Let Me Grade Your Wood

Let's take this time to appreciate a major element in design that has been bestowed upon us by mother nature: wood.

With its variety of shapes, sizes, and species there is so much to know about wood it's hard to know where to begin! In this blog I'm going to discuss one of the "G"s of wood- Grade.

The grading of lumber is determined by how many defects and imperfections are in the wood. The clearer the wood, the higher the grade. Here is a breakdown of different grading:

• Clear- to have clear wood is to have wood virtually free of any defects.
• Select- is a grade lower than clear because it has some natural defects such as knots
  
• Common- has even more natural characteristics like select grade that are chosen to highlight the defects in the wood. There are two variations- Number 1 Common and Number 2 Common: No 1 Common showcasing various colors, knots and wormholes and No 2 showing the characteristics of the species of wood
• First
  First grade wood has the best appearance, natural color variations and limited character marks.
• Second
  Second grade wood is variegated in appearance with varying sound wood characteristics of species.
• Third
  Third grade wood is rustic in appearance allowing all wood characteristics of the species.

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