The sign-shelf-coatrack was at the request of a friend, for a family member who was getting married.  The lettering is complements of a Bosch barrel saber saw.  It's cut into plywood, the edge of which was banded in African Mahogany, to match the two supports.  The shelf is a plastic heavy composit material.  The entire project was finished with three coats of amber shellac (Bullseye), polished with fine steel wool, then waxed.

 

The small etched glass mirror (12"x12" from a mirror square) is framed in 2x2 out of a lumberyard 2x4.  I, obviously, borrowed the etch design idea, then etched it using silica sand.

 

This entire project was born of resucues of items from yard sales and flea markets.  The scales were a two dollar investment at a garage sale. Their original porcelain tops were missing, or damaged, so I replaced them with oak.  I built the box from scrap oak. Then I installed the brass rails obtained from a flea market just to add a bit of contrast.