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This is taking ‘rustic’ to the extreme. My inspiration for this competition entry was a heap of driftwood that has been cluttering up my woodstore for some time. It came from the North Sea coast and so it’s anything but sun-bleached!
As is often the case with things I make, the materials dictated the end product, but even more so with this ‘project’ as I tried to avoid, as much as possible, cutting the wood. In accordance with the rules, it’s certainly recycled ‘junk’; it’s probably unique. As for ‘special’, mmm?
Most of the fixings were rusty ‘finds’, including a number of old horseshoe nails. I like to think it’s the sort of thing Robinson Crusoe might have knocked together on his desert island & it’s a good rehearsal should it ever happen to me!
Whatever, it’s been a change from dovetails and lustrous finishes!
-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems
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trifern
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#1 posted 1769 days ago
Very unique and cool project. Thank you for sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
rikkor
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#2 posted 1769 days ago
You have a wonderful creativity Stewart. I really like your projects.
CharlieM1958
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#3 posted 1769 days ago
Wow! Great creativity as always, Stewart! And some nice photography as well. This entry will be hard to beat!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
lew
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#4 posted 1769 days ago
Oh Friday, could you bring the created wine for dinner?
Nice Work!!
Lew
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#5 posted 1769 days ago
I love it. Your choice of the moss covered wall backdrop was spot on too! Kinda reminds me of an old fish trap.
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#6 posted 1769 days ago
Stewart, amazing creativity as always.
-- If we learn from our mistakes, I'm getting a fantastic education.
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#7 posted 1769 days ago
I like the “joinery” on this piece.
RobS
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#8 posted 1769 days ago
Ha … I get your drift….Great project!
My only question, did you use a rock for a hammer?
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
GaryK
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#9 posted 1769 days ago
Very cool, Yorkie! I don’t think I would try to use your surfboard if you used the same building technique.
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
Kenneth
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#10 posted 1769 days ago
Creative, neat, great idea.
-- Do the best you can with what little you've got.
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#11 posted 1769 days ago
First class rustic!
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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#12 posted 1769 days ago
Very unique!
Did you have tour man Friday scavenge for the material?
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jockmike2
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#13 posted 1769 days ago
Great piece Mr. Stewart. You are my inspiration. Love your choice of wood mixture and color. What kind of stain did you use. Also are those through tenons I see?
-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -
YorkshireStewart
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#14 posted 1769 days ago
Dearest Lumberjocks, thanks again for your comments and your wonderful humour.
Jockmike – I didn’t have to sand it (!). And believe it or not all the hues are natural; finished with salt water. Those tenons are just for show. Its real strength lies in the mitred secret dovetails – Not to be taken into account in your voting!
-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems
stanley_clifton
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#15 posted 1769 days ago
Great use of found materials. A truly unique piece. You had the courage. Perhaps I’ll wander up the North Shore and see what I can find.
-- Stanley generally struggling
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