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Entries by Ben Wurst
Let there be light!
Have I mentioned that I’m also into photography? When I’m not at work, hanging with wife and kids, or doing woodworking then I might be shooting some photos. Myself and few friends like to play around with long exposure photography. Last Saturday we met up at my place to play around with shooting some sparks […]
Third batch of shack wood jersey cutouts!
Sold out in my Etsy shop!!
Reclaimed yellow pine frame
This week I wrapped up another custom frame order. This one was from a return customer who wanted me to use the same type of wood, a reclaimed tongue & groove yellow pine floorboard. The wood was from my old porch, which I restored and updated with a reclaimed western red cedar last summer. First […]
Reclaimed “shack” wood news!
I’m currently wrapping up production of the third batch of jersey cutouts made from reclaimed “shack” wood. I’ll be sending out an email to everyone who has expressed interest in these limited edition cutouts this week with information on when they will go on sale in my Etsy shop. There will be two sizes available: […]
Into the Blue
Last Saturday my friend Greg and I ventured out to Seaside Heights to take advantage of great night shooting conditions: clear skies. I’ve had dreams about shooting this after seeing some work by photographer Jack Fusco of the same subject: the Jet Star Roller Coaster from Casino Pier. I just had to get some shots before […]
“Tree of Life”
I really like it when I can let my creative juices flow. Lately, I’ve been in more of a “high production mode” of sorts…especially with how popular some the Jersey cutouts have been, which I’m making from wood debris cause by Superstorm Sandy. This project, however, was different. I was contacted by the parents of […]
Happy Earth Week!
This past weekend I attended the 23rd Annual ACUA Earth Day Festival in Egg Harbor Twp., NJ. We had beautiful weather for event was great: sunny and cool. Loads of people stopped by to check out my work. I love hearing all the compliments from people, and even though I didn’t have sales it was […]
Reclaimed “Shack” wood cutouts
I’ve been slowly working on the third batch of jersey cutouts made from reclaimed “shack” wood. They are cut out of the old pine wallboards from the old hunting shanty on the Rt. 72 Causeway to Long Beach Island. The old shack was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy and in December I happened to search a […]
Photo52 Project: Week 14
This past week’s theme was “Hit the road Jack.” I wanted to try and capture some of the cool winding roads that go through the New Jersey Pine Barrens. This one is in my town (Bass River Township) and near Bass River State Forest. This weeks theme is “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads” […]
Hall table
Here’s a hall table I just finished making. It’s long table that I made to fit over a baseboard heater for a client. It’s 56″ long x 10.25″ deep x 30″ tall. It has a lower shelf that will help conceal the heater. Made from reclaimed Atlantic white-cedar in my small 80+ year old work […]