The Dry Wine Bench, or just, The Winery Bench

   I would like to introduce a new little (not really, see dimensions at bottom) addition to the FilliQuist family, The Dry Wine Bench.

A wine barrel in it's previous life, the back of the bench is an unfolded white oak red wine barrel still stained by its former nectar and each screw hole plugged with fresh oak bungs.

The seat is a solid piece of white oak that is fit carefully into a notch made in each stave.

The top rail is finished with white oak as well which has been steamed into place.

Because of the solid seat surface, the bench should be turned over regularly to prevent warping. A task which shouldn't be much of a problem since after a rain or morning dew the bench can be flipped over to offer a dry seat and back. You see, the bench seat is exactly in the middle making the top the bottom and vice versa.

   Even though white oak is naturally rot resistant the whole bench is oiled and waxed for added protection. The bench pictured is approximately 7'6"L x 37" H x 20"D with a seat depth of 16" good for two shy people and 3-4 good friends. Retail for the standard two person 5' bench is $1150. Production and different sizes are available.

A New Tea Light Candle Chandelier

Fresh out of the Studio is as mentioned a tea light candle chandelier. Fairly simple description. The glass votives are hanging from a lightweight chain and attached to an assembly of branches that, using more chain, is hung virtually anywhere, as with any candle not near combustibles!    Hang it from an awning, a trellis, over a dining table or a under tree. Drifting and twisting about in the evening breeze these lights will move and flicker on the canopy of branches or ceiling above. The dancing shadows will enliven those late night conversations and softly light smiling faces melding them into the warm memory that is summer.

Enjoy!

Congrats to our winner-Barbro!!!

Really though!! Maybe more next time!! Maybe more than one!!

Keep your eyes peeled for the next contest OR just start following today and be a part of the next true give away!

A New Piece and a Give Away!!

Good news!!

Filliquist is having its first give-away!!

I have been working on more salvage wood products. I began in the fall retrieving some boards out of a burn pile (the true burn worthy stuff is set to go off for Swedish Midsummer June 24th).

Then after letting them dry completely in the shop, I quickly dulled the blades on the planer smoothing out the boards. Then, after dulling the blades some more I moved on to giving myself countless splinters. One right after another. I milled out and doweled the corner/edge pieces. Then made a shelf.

Then sealed the whole unit with a special super secret preservative and painted the inside to keep it from looking too dark and scary. After a 3 coats of water based poly I squeezed black caulk in the seams on the sides and top and...... Viola!! DONE!!

Now for the GIVE AWAY!! In order to boost readership I will be giving the new cabinet away on Wednesday March 2 2011 to a random selection of ONE of the blog's followers!!! So if you haven't joined now's the time!! The cutoff time is March 1st at 12am.

GOOD LUCK!