ReUse Action Staff The staff of Rusted Grain/ReUse Action will be selling at Buffalo First’s Queen City Market THIS SATURDAY. We will be selling vases, bottle openers, spoons, organizers, etc made out of wood scraps and reclaimed wood. Buy some things for your friends, some for yourself, or talk to us about what we do! Saturday December 10th 11am-6pm Karpeles Manuscript Museum 453 Porter Ave
Need a handcrafted gift for the holidays? Want to learn how to use a band saw/scroll saw? Come to the Rusted Grain woodshop to make your own ornament out of reclaimed wood! Workshop is free, donations accepted. Space is unheated, so bring your longjohns and we’ll provide the cocoa! Details: Wednesday November 30th @ 6pm Action HQ (1212 Jefferson Ave) If you can’t make this one, sign up for the next…the next workshop is how to make your own organizer (a crate/box-like structure) out of woodscraps. Perfect to help you get organized or as a gift for your super messy … Read more
Find stuff for the holidays, come chat with us about what we do! Tonight we will be participating in Buffalo First’s Give Local a Chance Bash and Local Marketplace. It is $5 to get in, raising funds to continue the neat stuff that Buffalo First does to support local businesses. Here are the details below: November 25, 2011 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm Main Street Studios 515 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14203 There will be demonstrations on the scroll saw as well as a presentation of how we acquire materials through our Green Demo Team, process them, and turn them … Read more
Tongue & groove maple. Planed and denailed. This is flooring and paneling from the big demo/salvage job we just completed in Syracuse, New York. More photos here. $3.95 per square foot, planed and denailed. FOB Buffalo NY.
This is a genuine collector’s item. We salvaged it from a ca. 1890 barn we deconstructed in Lockport. More photos here. Price $400.
We’ve finally admitted…it’s getting cold. Working outside all day or in a cold warehouse, we admit that the ReUse Action t-shirts simply do not cut it anymore. We need something WARM and COZY! Voila! Our desire for warm clothes has been heard. Say hello to the the super-cool ReUse Action HOODIES! Doesn’t it just look so fabulous on our friend Nora? Email Michael@reuseaction.com to put in a request for a hoodie today! $15/sweatshirt, please specify size (Medium fits most small to medium size gals, so men…order L or XL…)
The style in our friend Dennis’s house is, let’s say . . . anti-drywall. Old dresser drawers cover one wall of his house and act as both the finished wall and shelving units. Another wall is covered with old, wooden organ pieces. No wall is the same, and none use drywall. We think it’s pretty cool stuff. So when Dennis came to us to help with his newest idea of doors serving the place of drywall, we said ummmm . . . . YES! Hollow core doors were purchased for roughly $10/door and were screwed in with joints alternating for … Read more
Sponsored by Erie County and the City of Buffalo at Honeywell Specialty Materials 20 Peabody Street, Buffalo NY (off Elk Street, near Smith Street exit off I-190) Saturday, October 22, 2011 9am to 2pm Items which can be brought to the site for free, proper disposal include: Pesticides, fertilizers, pool and household chemicals and cleaners – limit 2 gallons or 20 lbs. Oil-based paints, spray cans – limit 10 gallons Oil, gasoline, kerosene, antifreeze – limit 10 gallons Paint thinner, stripper and solvents – limit 2 gallons Batteries – lead acid and rechargeable Mercury – thermometers, thermostats, metal Propane tanks … Read more
As the summer ends and winter approaches, we finished the final touches on the waterfront food kiosk “Clinton’s Dish.” We boarded her up for the season, installing beautiful storm shutters that were made in the Rusted Grain woodshop at Action HQ! Like the siding, our materials for the storms were locally sourced: yellow pine flooring that was salvaged by the Green Demo Team during a green demolition project taking place in South Buffalo. The aged boards were refaced and stained, becoming an awesome addition to the local flavor of Buffalo’s newest waterfront building. Speaking of flavor…can’t wait ’til they come … Read more