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Published February 18, 2011, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: From Courthouse paneling to furniture

Paul Engebretson recycles old wood into furniture


Paul Engebretson stands alongside the cabinets he made from paneling that formerly graced the courtroom in the old courthouse at Third and Orange streets built in 1900. Photo by Jon Echternacht

  • Paul Engebretson stands alongside the cabinets he made from paneling that formerly graced the courtroom in the old courthouse at Third and Orange streets built in 1900. Photo by Jon Echternacht
  • Some of the oak paneling pictured above in the second floor court room of the old courthouse in Hudson was reclaimed by Paul Engebretson and now serves him as a pair of cabinets in his North Hudson home. Hudson Star-Observer archive photo
  • Paul Engebretson displays some of his work with wood and clocks. Photo by Jon Echternacht
  • Oak columns from the old courtroom have been turned into a plant stand. Photo by Jon Echternacht
  • Paul Engebretson demonstrates how two sides of oak columns were matched up and glued together for a plant stand. Photo by Jon Echternacht
  • Paul Engebretson was after maple flooring for a workbench top about 18 years ago when he came home with both the maple and some quarter-sawn oak paneling from the old Hudson Courthouse. The maple became a workbench top and the paneling was re-created into cabinets. Photo by Jon Echternacht
  • A testament to Paul Engebretson’s woodworking and clock restoring abilities is displayed by this mantel clock in the living room. Photo by Jon Echternacht