| Project by Sam Shakouri | posted 170 days ago | 1223 views | 4 times favorited | 24 comments |  |
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This’s a new idea for using an old railway sleeper to produce a vase. All sides can be used as front side, but I like the side in #1 picture. I used power wire brush to clean the sleeper part before painting. I turned a 200 mm long neck and lip and inserted in 30mm dia. hole in the old part.
Something is new, I think.
Happy New Year for all lumber jocks.
-- Sam Shakouri / CREATING WONDERS WITH WOOD.....Sydney,Australia....
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whiskeyturner
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#1 posted 170 days ago
I think I must be rubbing off on you my friend ….. Good job but still to many pieces lol
Love it :-)
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redryder
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#2 posted 170 days ago
Gnarly and nice…......................
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Bob Collins
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#3 posted 170 days ago
Great looking piece Sam, love the finish you have produced on the old sleeper. Happy New Year to you and family.
-- Bob C, Australia. I love sharing as long as it is not my tools
hunter71
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#4 posted 170 days ago
Very nice, never seen anything like ti.
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Porchfish
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#5 posted 170 days ago
Way to go Sam ! looked at first as if you’d turned the top out of the same piece and quit when you were ahead….either way , it is a success ! Happy nude ear to to you too !
-- some men see things that are and wonder why, I dream of things that never were and ask why not .... rfk
jeepturner
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#6 posted 170 days ago
Very nice Sam. Happy New Year to you also.
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HillbillyShooter
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#7 posted 170 days ago
Beautiful contrasts. I really like this piece!
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joein10asee
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#8 posted 170 days ago
Ok,,,, dumb question here. What you guys are calling a “sleeper” is that what I have always called a railroad TIE? (The big blocks of wood that support the rails, right?)
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TurnTurnTurn
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#9 posted 170 days ago
Very cool idea!!!
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a1Jim
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#10 posted 170 days ago
Unique Idea and design.
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rance
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#11 posted 170 days ago
I really like this. I can see myself doing this with some Crib Dam Oak and New Oak.
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Joe Lyddon
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#12 posted 170 days ago
Looks like an OLD Pot Holder and a New Vase to me… LOL
Very Unique for sure…
A very nice COOL work of art…
Thank you!
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lew
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#13 posted 170 days ago
Super contrasts, Sam!!
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Manitario
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#14 posted 170 days ago
This is really unique and beautiful!
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Roman Hrytsak
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#15 posted 170 days ago
Nice contrast, nice finish, nice work of art!
Happy New Year to you too!
-- Roman:... there are no mistakes, just opportunities for a design change!
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