Laburnum Ladybug Creates Unique Woodwork from Recycled Lumber
David Yates makes handcrafted boxes and furniture from urban wood.
David Yates, a local woodworker, runs the website Laburnum Ladybug to feature his own creative works from recycled lumber and elements of his wife's paper and book arts. Each of the unique items showcased in the first album of his site are made from local urban lumber. The large album/box was given to the area Food Gatherers organization for the Grillin' for Food Gatherers Auction.
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Urbanwood is a cooperative project of the Southeast Michigan Resource Conservation and Development Council and Recycle Ann Arbor. This program is supported by grants from USDA Forest Service Wood Education and Resource Center and the USDA Federal State Marketing Improvement Program. Additional technical support is provided by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.