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Mmm, ‘portrait’ photographs don’t work very well! Anyhow, this is a turned barstool made to ‘go with ’ the yew chair I made for my step-daughter. The third pic shows the yew tree on its way down. The stool legs developed some amazing colours.
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GaryK
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#1 posted 1916 days ago
Now those legs have character! Excellent job Yorkie!
You look very happy about getting rid of that tree.
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
TomFran
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#2 posted 1916 days ago
Nice chair, Stewart! Did you make the whole stool from that yew tree that you cut down?
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
Scott Bryan
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#3 posted 1916 days ago
This is a very unique piece. I really enjoy the grain pattern of the wood.
But did you have to cut down the tree to make the stool? I looks like you are having a lot of fun “trimming” the tree but I guess you just got carried away with all the fun.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
toyguy
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#4 posted 1916 days ago
The colour in that yew is awesome! Nice piece Sir Stewart. Great pictures too, all but that last one..LOL
-- Brian, Ontario Canada,
YorkshireStewart
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#5 posted 1916 days ago
It always saddens me to see a living tree destroyed, but this one was seriously damaging the corner of their house so it had to go. You can see from the picture how close it was to the corner(and that I was cheered up when I saw the colours of the wood I was cutting into!) Tom – the top didn’t come from that tree but the rest did.
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CharlieM1958
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#6 posted 1916 days ago
Lovely stool, Stewart! Careful with that chainsaw!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
YorkshireStewart
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#7 posted 1916 days ago
Thanks for your kind? comments Brian!
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rikkor
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#8 posted 1916 days ago
Stewart, you continue to astound me with your craftsmanship and creativity. I aspire to be able to turn about half as good as you, then I’ll be able to say I have made great progress.
MrWoody
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#9 posted 1916 days ago
Awesome grain.
-- If we learn from our mistakes, I'm getting a fantastic education.
Grumpy
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#10 posted 1916 days ago
Great grain in that wood Stew. You are a mean looking chap with that chainsaw in hand.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
RobS
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#11 posted 1916 days ago
Wow. Great color and nice use of material. Yew da man!
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
CedarFreakCarl
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#12 posted 1916 days ago
That’s a real nice stool yew got there YS. I like the unusual grain. I guess the tree was a little close to the house. Tree roots can severely damage foundations, walls and drain lines as I’m sure you well know. If that had been that close to my house, I’d have cut it down too.
-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC
Kipster
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#13 posted 1915 days ago
I hope you cut the overgrown shrub shorter or removed it entirely.
-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison
mrtrim
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#14 posted 1915 days ago
nice stool stewart . did you use the saw your holding to make it ? you are an amazing guy ! great work
TomFran
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#15 posted 1915 days ago
Stewart,
That last picture is what a “real” LumberJack” looks like ;^D
A great way to remove a problem and create something out of it!
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
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