Karl’s Good Wood

This past summer I built a surfboard chair out of reclaimed Blue Gum and Red River Eucalyptus.  The wood is milled in Santa Barbara, CA and it’s some of the toughest stuff to work with.  I went through several drill bits and screws and even burned up one of my battery operated screw guns.  Despite the difficulties, the end result  made for a beautiful piece of furniture.  After I finished the chair I had some scraps left over so I decided to make some longboard wall clocks.

Here is a bench I made from pine, a recycled longboard (bought it at an antique store broken in half) and a 10 gallon fish tank. The lid, hand painted to match the board, comes off allowing you to easily feed your fish and clean the tank.  I hope to have a fishtank surfboard chair completed in late 2009.