2020 - Volume #44, Issue #6, Page #19
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Furniture Built From Guardrail Timbers
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“Patio furniture was too expensive so I decided to build something unique on my own,” recalls Kerins. “I couldn’t find what I was looking for at local lumberyards, but then I ran across www.repurposedmaterialsinc.com (ph 877 282-8733), the company that “repurposes” used industrial equipment and materials. They had used guardrail timbers for sale.”
Kerins, a Major in the U.S. Army and stationed at Fort Carson, Colo., made a trip to the company’s Denver warehouse to pick up 6 by 8-in. timbers. He also picked up some 2 by 6-in. boards from reclaimed snow fence for seats and backs.
“They were all in pretty tough shape, so I power washed them and scrubbed them with a wire brush,” says Kerins. “I sanded them down well and put on multiple coats of Danish oil. They really soaked it up.”
Once the wood was prepared, Kerins bolted the timbers together and attached the 2 by 6-in. boards with L-brackets. He ended up with a sofa that is 87 in. long, 31 in. front to back and 27 in. high. The chair is 27-in. high and 39 in. wide, and is also 31 in. front to back. Kerins also made a coffee table with tile inlay out of snow fence boards. A set of cushions was all that was needed to make the chair and sofa comfortable.
So far the Danish oil is holding up well. After a year in place, the couch looks fine, according to Kerins.
“I’m relatively new to woodworking, so I didn’t want something too complex,” he says.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Patrick Kerins, 11524 Spectacular Bid Circle, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80921 (ph 719 424-0612; kerins.patrick@gmail.com).
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