David Meyers has devised a way to open a beer with a piece of wood and a BENT SQUARE STEEL NAIL. This beer opener is beyond manly. If there was a list of cool ways to open a cold beer, this just made the top 5. We’re thinking the list goes like this: Manly beer openers: Your own teeth (please don’t try this, please) Any countertop corner (we don’t suggest using a wood table) A lighter / pair of keys  Slab of wood with a bent steel nail (Thank you Mr. Meyers!)  With another beer (kudos to those that can open both beers at once) If you want one of his manly beer openers, head over to Fab.com quickly! If it’s gone, head over to Reclaimed Cleveland!

David Meyers has devised a way to open a beer with a piece of wood and a BENT SQUARE STEEL NAIL. This beer opener is beyond manly. If there was a list of cool ways to open a cold beer, this just made the top 5. We’re thinking the list goes like this:

Manly beer openers:

  1. Your own teeth (please don’t try this, please)
  2. Any countertop corner (we don’t suggest using a wood table)
  3. A lighter / pair of keys 
  4. Slab of wood with a bent steel nail (Thank you Mr. Meyers!) 
  5. With another beer (kudos to those that can open both beers at once)

If you want one of his manly beer openers, head over to Fab.com quickly! If it’s gone, head over to Reclaimed Cleveland!

Repurposed cork goods from Frederick McSwain, designed by Daniel Michalik on Fab.com. Beautiful looking wine wares. Since it’s winter, I think these would go well with a good Malbec. http://frederickmcswain.com/ Fab.com Flash Sale. Recycled Cork Wine Coaster, 38% offFab.comDesigned for high-end restaurants across the US, the Recycled Cork Wine Coaster designed by Daniel Michalik is now available for home use. Recycled from wine bottle corks, this versatile material is given a second life that celebrates the presentation of your best bottles as well as protects the surface below from drips.

Repurposed cork goods from Frederick McSwain, designed by Daniel Michalik on Fab.com. Beautiful looking wine wares. Since it’s winter, I think these would go well with a good Malbec. http://frederickmcswain.com/

Fab.com Flash Sale. Recycled Cork Wine Coaster, 38% off
Fab.com
Designed for high-end restaurants across the US, the Recycled Cork Wine Coaster designed by Daniel Michalik is now available for home use. Recycled from wine bottle corks, this versatile material is given a second life that celebrates the presentation of your best bottles as well as protects the surface below from drips.

Pallet wood as flooring! Nice work. We have been thinking of re-flooring the immense Repurposed Goods workshop and this was the idea. unconsumption: Beautiful new floor made from old pallets A couple days after writing about Arctic Plank floors [Unconsumption’s post about it is here] made with reclaimed shipping pallets, Oregon-based Viridian Wood Products announced two new flooring products made from shipping pallets and crates. The two lines are FSC-certified, 100% reclaimed, and available with or without a low-VOC polyurethane finish.  Viridian Wood Products may contribute towards LEED credits in a number of categories, including for materials reuse, recycled content, regional materials, and certified wood. (via Jetson Green) Special note: In the Jetson Green post’s comments, a reader addresses the subject of safety of pallet wood reuse, noting that some wood’s been treated with chemicals to help kill or repel insects and/or bacteria. Viridian’s owner responds, saying the company uses heat-treated (not chemically treated) wood and has had no problems with it. Related: On the Unconsumption Facebook page, we’ve discussed the idea of using heat-treated pallets instead of chemically treated products. And, over on TreeHugger, Lloyd Alter has also brought up the subject. (See his recent post titled Are pallets unpalletable building material?) For other pallet repurposing ideas/projects — furniture, palletecture, and more — see the Unconsumption archives here.

Pallet wood as flooring! Nice work. We have been thinking of re-flooring the immense Repurposed Goods workshop and this was the idea.

unconsumption:

Beautiful new floor made from old pallets

A couple days after writing about Arctic Plank floors [Unconsumption’s post about it is here] made with reclaimed shipping pallets, Oregon-based Viridian Wood Products announced two new flooring products made from shipping pallets and crates. The two lines are FSC-certified, 100% reclaimed, and available with or without a low-VOC polyurethane finish. 

Viridian Wood Products may contribute towards LEED credits in a number of categories, including for materials reuse, recycled content, regional materials, and certified wood.

(via Jetson Green)

Special note: In the Jetson Green post’s comments, a reader addresses the subject of safety of pallet wood reuse, noting that some wood’s been treated with chemicals to help kill or repel insects and/or bacteria. Viridian’s owner responds, saying the company uses heat-treated (not chemically treated) wood and has had no problems with it.

Related: On the Unconsumption Facebook page, we’ve discussed the idea of using heat-treated pallets instead of chemically treated products. And, over on TreeHugger, Lloyd Alter has also brought up the subject. (See his recent post titled Are pallets unpalletable building material?)

For other pallet repurposing ideas/projects — furniture, palletecture, and more — see the Unconsumption archives here.

Wow, cardboard has never been so cool. This might be a good idea for a DIY guide for those of us without a laser cutter or 15 dollars… kickstarter: The Grid Kit is the world’s simplest, recyclable robot-building kit — it’s made up of just one sheet of 18” x 24” corrugated cardboard, with a 1” grid laser cut into its surface. It’s able to be cut, folded, propped, shaped, and motorized into anything you want: an alligator, a spaceship, a robot, a tank, a flower, etc. Seriously, there are twelve year old kids building airboats propelled by motorized fans, and one guy even built robotic hands for himself à la Edward. A $15 pledge gets you a standard kit — the rest is up to your imagination!

Wow, cardboard has never been so cool. This might be a good idea for a DIY guide for those of us without a laser cutter or 15 dollars…

kickstarter:

The Grid Kit is the world’s simplest, recyclable robot-building kit — it’s made up of just one sheet of 18” x 24” corrugated cardboard, with a 1” grid laser cut into its surface. It’s able to be cut, folded, propped, shaped, and motorized into anything you want: an alligator, a spaceship, a robot, a tank, a flower, etc. Seriously, there are twelve year old kids building airboats propelled by motorized fans, and one guy even built robotic hands for himself à la Edward. A $15 pledge gets you a standard kit — the rest is up to your imagination!

Object Creative is a wife - husband team in Seattle, WA. have figured out a way to repurposed old doors. Great job Jonah and Mac! “Traditional house doors reclaimed through salvage and individuals are repurposed to extend its lifecycle. Using a CNC router designs and patterns are cut into these solid wood doors. Lacquer paint and wood.” Check out their site and their current sale over at FAB.com. Aesthetically modern house numbers!! Photo of the rusty house number soon to follow!

Object Creative is a wife - husband team in Seattle, WA. have figured out a way to repurposed old doors. Great job Jonah and Mac!

“Traditional house doors reclaimed through salvage and individuals are repurposed to extend its lifecycle. Using a CNC router designs and patterns are cut into these solid wood doors. Lacquer paint and wood.”

Check out their site and their current sale over at FAB.com. Aesthetically modern house numbers!! Photo of the rusty house number soon to follow!

Repurposed tires into an extremely masculine travel case. I really need to get one of these from Alchemy Goods. Fab.com Flash Sale. Elliott Dopp Kit, 31% offFab.comTrucker meets country club in this dapper dopp kit. Though it’s made from reclaimed truck inner tube, this travel case looks a lot like leather—giving it a sophisticated, classic quality. Perfectly suited for all of your grooming essentials while on the go, this practically indestructible black toiletry bag features a shiny bicycle valve zipper pull. This is eco-design at its very best.

Repurposed tires into an extremely masculine travel case. I really need to get one of these from Alchemy Goods.

Fab.com Flash Sale. Elliott Dopp Kit, 31% off
Fab.com
Trucker meets country club in this dapper dopp kit. Though it’s made from reclaimed truck inner tube, this travel case looks a lot like leather—giving it a sophisticated, classic quality. Perfectly suited for all of your grooming essentials while on the go, this practically indestructible black toiletry bag features a shiny bicycle valve zipper pull. This is eco-design at its very best.

BottleHood is back on Fab.com! Repurposed bottles made into cups, lights and amazingness OH MY. Check them out! Great work from SoCal!

BottleHood is back on Fab.com! Repurposed bottles made into cups, lights and amazingness OH MY. Check them out! Great work from SoCal!

Fantastic IDEA! We will be making one of these with the next round of pallet procurement! verticaltheory: Pallet Transformed into Vertical Planter

Fantastic IDEA! We will be making one of these with the next round of pallet procurement!

verticaltheory:

Pallet Transformed into Vertical Planter

Design from some amazing Southerners, Matt and Melissa Alexander. They have participated in and supported Southern Design Concern efforts and continually create FANTASTIC pieces of furniture. Check out their limited time sale on Fab.com. Fab.com Flash Sale: HollerDesign Limited quantity.Fab.comHollerDesign consists of husband/wife team Matt and Melissa Alexander. The two Southerners are inspired by rural forms and textures to create their rustic furniture, with an eye towards modern manufacturing and ingenuity.  

Design from some amazing Southerners, Matt and Melissa Alexander. They have participated in and supported Southern Design Concern efforts and continually create FANTASTIC pieces of furniture. Check out their limited time sale on Fab.com.

Fab.com Flash Sale: HollerDesign Limited quantity.
Fab.com
HollerDesign consists of husband/wife team Matt and Melissa Alexander. The two Southerners are inspired by rural forms and textures to create their rustic furniture, with an eye towards modern manufacturing and ingenuity.  

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