Nice work. To me, it looks like a big paw.
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I had the same reaction to it. I've been calling it the Bear Paw. Beautiful work on the stone path by the way. It takes patience to make something look like it's been there for a long time and you pulled it off.
Serf Life
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Beauty!
I built nearly 700 lin ft of dry stacked terraces in my backyard from rock I hauled out of the woods (which don't have a lot of rock.) If the rocks aren't already showing green, it doesn't take long though. Definitely gets that been-here-forever look in a hurry.
Treetopflyer
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My father in law can do anything with wood. Love the light spalting on this white oak live edge table , the center piece for christmas and little fun frames and such. He's my inspiration and such a great teacher, plus he has all the good tools and experience! Lol We're getting into epoxy lately too brand new tables not quite my flavor too much shine on them with the black so reflective. @L3VI i really cant appreciate enough how the tree service saves and enables us turning things that could be tossed in the chipper into something we appreciate .
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Serf Life
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Quality stonework Dan! It has very nice flow to it, takes some patience to do.
Thanks. I don't know the total hours I spent on rock work in my backyard, but I'm sure it's over 1000. Took quite some time to locate rocks in the woods and move them up to 1/3 mile back to my house in a wheelbarrow, hand dig dirt for backfill and transport it, etc. It's really hard to get decent pictures. The main terraces are just behind my house, a little over 100 ft wide and about 12 ft total height at the tallest. I have about 250 ft of walking path that used a lot of rock. I believe I've snagged every rock out of the woods that weighs less than 350 lbs. I like projects where I don't have to buy any materials - free except for the time and effort.
Stumpsprouts
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No soaking! And it wasn’t particularly warm out either... The dimensions were I think 1 1/2” wide, although I’d even go for 2”, then ripped to 3/16” on the table saw and then finished on the planer to probably a shy 1/8”. About 10’ long to make a 3’ circle.
There’s four washers and nuts, two on the north pole and two on the south, they sandwich everything together and make easy work of it.
Make more than you need because some will break. Next I’ll do some 2’ diameter orbs. Maybe lights next year.
data farm 26
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Cool stuff! I really like that oak table. That's great that you can work with your father in law and learn from him, hopefully you can teach your kids the stuff you guys know too.
A friend told me that you can sand the epoxy and put some furniture oil on it to take the shine out, haven't tried it but he seemed like he knew his stuff.
data farm 26
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Impressive stonework, Dan Cobb, looks like a back breaker
Treetopflyer
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There is so much can be done with that stuff it's very cool. Great thread Levi
data farm 26
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I jumped into epoxy with no idea what I was doing, I watched about 30 seconds of youtube videos and went for it. Not the best material to learn by trial and error, it's pretty unforgiving lol. I ended up with some stuff that I like though.
More stuff made from fence and deck scraps with epoxy resin finish:
RogerM
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Everyone that posted.... "wow" so much talent. Tree folks are just cool.
gonna upload some pieces a friend did for me... then post em. I'm beginning to see potential in everything almost and hate processing so much into chips or firewood...but I'll push through... lol
gonna upload some pieces a friend did for me... then post em. I'm beginning to see potential in everything almost and hate processing so much into chips or firewood...but I'll push through... lol
data farm 26
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careful, don't become a wood hoarder! lol
data farm 26
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I really liked the pattern on this aspen stump so I dragged that home and poured some epoxy on it, now I have an epoxied stump on the front porch for no reason other than that. Also liked this little elm slice so epoxied that too... might use it for an end table top.
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This fountain base broke all to bits when I took it out of the mold so I epoxied that back together and used to remnants on these wood pieces. It was some old stuff that had been frozen a time or two, might be why it's kind of milky.
I like the results sometimes so I'll probably do it again if I have the opportunity but I'm in no rush. The stuff smells terrible and is pretty hard to work with in my experience.
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This fountain base broke all to bits when I took it out of the mold so I epoxied that back together and used to remnants on these wood pieces. It was some old stuff that had been frozen a time or two, might be why it's kind of milky.
I like the results sometimes so I'll probably do it again if I have the opportunity but I'm in no rush. The stuff smells terrible and is pretty hard to work with in my experience.
Treetopflyer
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We ran that table through the planer after initial epoxy pour before the final top coat Lol .. yes you can do soo much with it as were learning. it is very fresh in my picture of juniper end table and the light made the reflection crazy in that picture plus with the black seems it was super reflective appearance. He did a blue river of epoxy on a black walnut chartuturie board i really love lol...
We are all invested the process of teaching and learning at different points from the little kids right on up through round here, gotts love it.. life that is! Did you see the little black epoxy plug on the bench seat on table from insect bore HAHA. You got some really nice stuff going on yourself Levi! I for one love the grains in stumps that's my kinda table right there. Simple raw perfect already
JCB
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I'd tell folks that early Americans built them with oxen; they'd believe you!
RogerM
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RogerM
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- Louisville,KY USA
the finial (piece on top) is sycamore
RogerM
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I'm afraid it is too late...
