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Learn the nuts and bolts of making hardware new again. From the time I began collecting reclaimed wood I remember salvaging all kinds of hardware pieces. I like to dismantle hardware from found [...]

A guide for woodworkers, makers, and designers. Last June I was invited to give the keynote presentation on reclaimed wood during the 2021 World Wood Day Symposium. Because of the disruption [...]

Seth Keller shares some highlights from a new furniture exhibit meant to memorialize the many Chicago trees lost to the Emerald Ash Borer.

Working with reclaimed wood often requires some creative problem-solving. Here's a clever strategy Yoav Liberman and his student Lisa used when making this live edge desk.

See the completed burl slab coffee table, plus learn how Yoav and his student Helder ensured this highly irregular table stays level.

Yoav Liberman and his student Helder design and construct a coffee table out of a particularly intriguing burl slab.

Yoav Liberman compares how natural wood and man-made materials (like MDF and particle board) withstand repeated exposure to water outdoors.

In the aftermath of a disaster, Laura Petrovich-Cheney transforms boards and other elements from disaster-struck buildings into colorful, soothing wall art.

Earlier this fall I was invited to be a guest on Harvest Dialogues, an internet talk-show focused on architecture, design and style. The show’s creator, Daniella Ohad, wanted to interview me on [...]

People use the term salvaged to describe a variety of lumber. Salvaged lumber can be cut out of beams, joists, or other parts of buildings, whether remodeled or demolished. It can come from [...]