A few months ago I stared to use a new logo: "Beauty for Ashes". The phrase comes from Isaiah 61 when God told Israel that He would give them "Beauty in place of Ashes". The city of Jerusalem, its walls and the Temple had been burned and turned into ashes. God was going to send some Godly leaders to restore the city and its wall and buildings. Instead of ashes they would have beauty.
Working with barn wood is much like that. It is taking 100 year old wood from a barn that had collapsed and left in shambles and turning that old, dirty, nail ridden and sometimes decayed wood and making something of beauty out of it. The process starts with harvesting the wood, bringing it home, pulling nail after nail, and saving the nails. Then it is selecting just the right pieces of wood, cutting it to size, sanding, sanding and sanding, but not too much. We try to leave some of the character in the wood. Then it is designing and assembling time and last of all putting a finish on the wood to bring out more beauty and character.
Some of the the things I have enjoyed making are candle holders and clocks. Below is a few of the items made.
The Candle Holders are $25.00 each
Wall Clocks are $35.00
The Desktop Clock is $45.00
