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Colin Hamilton

Mudie fence
150 150 Thuja Wood Art - Reclaimed Cedar Furniture Wood Art Vancouver Victoria Gulf Islands British Columbia

Inside the courtyard, this length of fencing provides an intimate enclosure from the road.

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Mudie Fence Project
150 150 Thuja Wood Art - Reclaimed Cedar Furniture Wood Art Vancouver Victoria Gulf Islands British Columbia

This is a close up of the curved line detail running thoughout the fence and gates.

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Frog Song Forest Covenant Sign
150 150 Thuja Wood Art - Reclaimed Cedar Furniture Wood Art Vancouver Victoria Gulf Islands British Columbia

This is a hand split red cedar sign, built in the Japanes Torii gate style for a local Pender Island land conservation covenant.

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Sandstone indoor stairs and hearth
150 150 Thuja Wood Art - Reclaimed Cedar Furniture Wood Art Vancouver Victoria Gulf Islands British Columbia

I have had the opportunity to do some showcase indoor stonework over the last year.  The first part is a sandstone staircase dropping three steps into a sunken living area. …

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Schaeffers Bench
150 150 Thuja Wood Art - Reclaimed Cedar Furniture Wood Art Vancouver Victoria Gulf Islands British Columbia

Custom hand split red cedar bench 8′ long with mortise and tenon joinery on the main joints, screwed caps and pickets.  Sealed with Landark wood finish oil.  Notice the wonderful…

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Schaeffers bench armrest wood detail
150 150 Thuja Wood Art - Reclaimed Cedar Furniture Wood Art Vancouver Victoria Gulf Islands British Columbia

Close up of the amazing wood grain and colour in the armrest and cedar bench.

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Welcome Address Sign detail
150 150 Thuja Wood Art - Reclaimed Cedar Furniture Wood Art Vancouver Victoria Gulf Islands British Columbia

A closer look at the sign detail. Carved and painting with high end sign paint, note the bookmatched boards the lettering is on.

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Welcome Address Sign
150 150 Thuja Wood Art - Reclaimed Cedar Furniture Wood Art Vancouver Victoria Gulf Islands British Columbia

This address sign offers a hearty welcome in Japanese characters, to those entering the property.  The sign itself is a design based on a Japanese Tori gate, made with salvaged…

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‘Welcome’ address sign
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This Japanese inspired address sign is styled like a Torii Gate (a traditional Japanese entrance to a sacred space) and ‘welcomes’ all to the property with the Japanese characters.  It…

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Schaeffer Bench Project
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Earlier this winter while salvaging old growth red cedar I noticed one piece of wood in particular.  This piece had very unique feature in that the wood was both the…

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Frog Song Forest Covenant Sign Project
492 399 Thuja Wood Art - Reclaimed Cedar Furniture Wood Art Vancouver Victoria Gulf Islands British Columbia

My latest project this winter has been building a sign for a wonderful land conservation covenant on Pender Island,BC.  The Kikuchi’s, a local family here on Pender, have recently purchased…

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Mudie Entrance Project
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A Unique Hand Split Red Cedar Fence and Gates To keep out of trouble this winter, I spent my time building a wonderful entrance and fencing project for the Mudie’s…

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Birdhouses
150 150 Thuja Wood Art - Reclaimed Cedar Furniture Wood Art Vancouver Victoria Gulf Islands British Columbia

Handsplit Red Cedar Birdhouses So what does one do with all the scraps and left over pieces of cedar from bigger projects?  Well I have found many fun things to…

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Ramsey coffee table 1
150 150 Thuja Wood Art - Reclaimed Cedar Furniture Wood Art Vancouver Victoria Gulf Islands British Columbia

This coffee table is made from salvaged driftwood, all hand split red cedar. This cedar has some amazing colour variations in the grain, brought out by sanding it smooth and…

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A Wilde composting toilet outbuilding!
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The Wilde family gets a new outhouse… When my friend Celine approached with the idea of building a funky little structure to house their new composting toilet, I was interested…

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