Best In Show — Robert Brening, Sapele Bowl 

Local wood artisans showed their talents last week during the Sears Trostel 14th Annual Woodworking Show, Sale & Competition, February 9-11. Thanks to all who participated!

We also thank Roy Kennedy of Wurth Louis and Company, Skip Winne of High Country Fine Furniture, and Karen Jackson of Dale’s Carpet One for taking on the challenge of judging the competition and choosing winners from 47 entries. Pieces were evaluated on creativity, workmanship and finish.

While all the entries are winners in our eyes, here are those that placed in the competition.
 
See all of this year’s entries:
>> 2017 Woodworking Show Gallery 

Get mobile and work on your projects -- wherever! 

The Kreg Mobile Project Center helps make any place your workspace.

It’s a workbench, sawhorse, assembly table, and clamping station all in one. A versatile workspace for DIY, repair, and woodworking projects. Easy to set up and store away, and it provides a sturdy platform for all kinds of project tasks.
 

• 27¾" x 31½" (70x80cm) work surface
• Includes a Kreg Bench Clamp with Automaxx® that clamps vertically and horizontally
• Heavy-gauge steel legs provide a solid foundation
• Folds down in seconds for work on the go, and easy storage
• Working surface hole pattern accepts Kreg Bench Dogs and other accessories

 

Come to Sears Trostel and check it out for yourself!

Since the inception of Bread N Boards in 2005, the 'bread' in Bread N Boards has always been Great Harvest Bread. 

With the company’s mission to “BE loose and have FUN! Bake phenomenal bread. Run fast to serve others. & GIVE generously.”, it’s a natural fit with what Bread N Boards is all about. The blending of simple, natural ingredients to create something with goodness in mind.

As the event has grown, the committment of our local Great Harvest Bread Co. has grown, too.

The first year we had just a few hundred boards at the event — which now has grown to over a thousand — and every board sold has gone home with a certificate for a FREE loaf of bread. That’s a lot of bread!

The owner of the Great Harvest of Fort Collins locations, Julie Damschroder, has remained steadfast in being ‘the bread’ in Bread N Boards, giving much from a financial perspective, as well as being the one to personally supply and serve bread samples at each year’s event.

WE THANK JULIE, AND HOPE YOU WILL, TOO.  Stop by the two Fort Collins locations to say thanks in person, and take home some of the BEST bread you’ll ever taste! 
 

See our ad on page 11 in the September 2016 issue 
of Lydia's Style magazine

Recycle. Repurpose. Reclaim. We hear those words used a lot these days -- especially in the lumber industry. Increased numbers of older structures are being carefully dismantled -- rather than demolished -- and more fallen trees are being salvaged.

With the call to preserve our natural resources, Reclaimed Products are becoming favored choices for home interiors, architectural elements and crafting projects. Watch shows on HGTV and DIY Network, or cruise websites like houzz.com and Pinterest, and you’ll find them being used in a multitude of ways. These materials add a warmth and sense of history that their newer counterparts may lack.

With the increased popularity of reclaimed products, finding sources for them is becoming more challenging. But finding them in Fort Collins has become a lot easier!
  Sears Trostel is your local connection for reclaimed beams & mantels, reclaimed lumber, reclaimed corrugated tin and live-edge urban salvaged wood slabs for use in DIY and commercial construction projects.
 
Hand Hewn Beams & Mantelscollected from 100+ year-old structures make a beautiful statement in any style of home — from vintage to contemporary. In-stock sizes range from 4”x8” to 10”x10” in varying lengths, or special order custom sizes.

 >> See examples of Reclaimed Mantels and Beams, and other Reclaimed Materials, in our inventory.


Reclaimed Pine and Fir Lumber sourced from windbreaks and old corrals, is ideal for use in picture frames, furniture pieces, or for accent walls, and more.

>> Check-out creative Reclaimed Wood ideas on Pinterest  


Live-Edge Salvaged Wood Slabs make a gorgeous foundation for tables, bar tops, benches, mantels -- whatever your imagination can dream-up.

>> See what you can do with Live-Edge Wood


To go along with the rustic character of the reclaimed woods in your projects, we also stock Reclaimed Corrugated Tin panels in three different patinas -- Grey, Light and Heavy. Full panels are 26" wide x 12' long.

>> Find creative ways to use Reclaimed Corrugated Tin 


Stop by Sears Trostel today and reclaim a piece of the past for your next project!
 

Here at Sears Trostel we love to help our customers express creativity with wood and bring their great ideas to life. With the recent popularity of using reclaimed wood in construction and home interior projects, we’ve responded by providing a large selection of reclaimed lumber, beams, mantels, and corrugated tin at our Riverside store.
 
Now, the trend of ‘upcycling’ has added a splash of color to our retail landscape — General Finishes Milk Paint.

Upcycling takes a piece of the past and turns it into something new. Television shows like HGTVs Flea Market Flip, websites and magazines are now being devoted to the art of upcycling. Old or discarded objects are being reimagined/repurposed into unique and useful pieces.

And that is where General Finishes Milk Paint comes in. These water-based, pre-mixed and self-sealing acrylic paints (so primer isn’t necessary!) are great for bringing new life to vintage furniture and more. They can be applied over existing finishes, stains or other paints, and will adhere to a variety of surfaces including wood, fiberglass, PVC, vinyl and most composite materials. It’s both an interior and exterior paint. Available in 26 colors, you can GET CREATIVE with your own upcycling project. Use it alone, mix it, distress it, layer it or glaze it.

We’re currently stocking GF’s 10 most popular Milk Paint colors…

• Antique white
• Lamp Black
• Snow White
• Brick Red
• Seagull Gray
• Queenstown Gray
• Persian Blue
• Linen
• Dark Chocolate
• Millstone

Need another color? Let us know! Not sure where to start? Visit the General Finishes Design Center to find TONS of ideas. 

The GF Facebook page also showcases the fantastic works of upcyclers around the country.

While we’ve carried General Finishes premium quality wood finishing, coating and flooring products for many years, the company’s Milk Paint line is new to our store — and the only place you’ll find it in Fort Collins.