Entries by Ben Wurst

Giant cork board!

I recently had the pleasure of making a huge cork board for a friend who got it as a gift from her mom for her wedding shower. She had talked to me about what she wanted me to make and even drew up a diagram showing the measurements of how big she wanted it to […]

5×7″ frames

By far these are my best selling frames. I almost always sell out as soon as I list them for sale. I plan on making more to sell at shows this summer and to have at the Noyes Museum for sale in their gift shop.

Diversity

Most new items I create are custom orders, like this 21×10″ frame to display three 5×7″ photos. For the most part I don’t have much time to mess around with making random pieces. Between working full time and caring for my two kids I only have a limited amount of time to work on new […]

Photo52 Project

This year I’m doing a 52 week photo project to help develop my skills in photography with a small group of fellow amateur photographers on Google+. I really wanted to do a Photo a day project but realized I didn’t have the time to dedicate to the project so I went with a weekly project. We are […]

Sharing the Love

Today you have the chance to win one of my jersey cutouts in reclaimed cedar! Head on over to my Facebook page and like this photo, share it, and encourage your friends to like my page. The rules are simple. Get the most friends to like my page! In order to win you need to […]

Number five: reclaimed cedar box

I really like making these small boxes but for some reason I don’t make many of them. I make most by commission. This one is number five. It’s 3″ square and is adorned with a bay scallop shell. I plan on making a few more of these to sell in my Etsy shop…

East Coast Rising

This weekend there is a special event taking place in Loveladies, New Jersey. The event, East Coast Rising, is fundraising event that’s being put on by Jetty to screen a short documentary about Hurricane Sandy and to raise money to support their Jetty + Waves 4 Water Sandy Relief Efforts in the Long Beach Island […]

Got old decks?

I must say, making jersey cutouts has been quite fun. I’ve utilized a bunch of random pieces of salvaged wood and cleared up space for more wood in my workshop! 😉

Restore the shore

the Reclaimed way! This whole month I’m donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of items I’ve made from debris caused by Superstorm Sandy. I’m supporting Habitat for Humanity of S. Ocean County to assist with their relief efforts to help people affected by the storm to rebuild in a smart and sustainable […]

Own a piece of the “shack”

Starting today the second batch of custom made shack wood cutouts will be available for purchase in my Etsy shop. The cutouts are hand made in my small workshop that was built back in the 1930s. They are cutout on a scroll saw and the edges are lightly sanded and the piece is left with […]