The DIY Scrap Table

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This DIY table is a great example of upcycling something old into something new.
This DIY table is a great example of upcycling something old into something new.
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This leg template shows the appropriate cuts that need to be made.
This leg template shows the appropriate cuts that need to be made.
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A side view of the table project.
A side view of the table project.
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An illustration of the trestle base.
An illustration of the trestle base.
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In "Guerilla Furniture Design," Will Holman provides several innovative designs for re-purposing old cardboard, wood, plastic and steel into something that can be used in the home. From desks made from old doors, to tables made from scrap, this book offers a way to make modern furniture with salvaged parts.

More often than not, it can be far more fulfilling to find something constructive to build with an old piece of wood rather than throw it out. Guerilla Furniture Design (Storey Publishing, 2015) is a great resource for anyone looking to reuse old or discarded materials. Author Will Holman illustrates this perfectly with this DIY desk made from a used door, proving that the material may be old but something completely new can be made. 

You can purchase this book from the MOTHER EARTH NEWS store: Guerilla Furniture Design.

Scrap Table

Nothing beats a gathering of friends around a big table, raucous with laughter, food, and wine. Nothing brings a room of strangers together like sitting at a community table on bench seating, elbows rubbing. The Scrap Table is 12 feet of gathering goodness, made of lots of tiny pieces laminated with glue and threaded rods. A trestle base is laminated right into the top, making structure and surface inseparable. All the variegated pieces, planed and sanded smooth, turn the wood into petrified strata.

  • Published on Apr 19, 2016
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