Unusual wood and use of it - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Sally · 07-10-2012, 02:45 AM

On a trip to Alaska a few years ago, we saw this burl wood growing in forests. When I had a chance I bought 3 11 foot trunks. We put it on top of the truck and brought it home. It was really intended for another use but instead this is what we come up with. My friend Margaret, her grandson Forest, and I put it together. We put 420 lbs of cement in this hole before we finished. Then finished the hole with sand before we put the rocks around the base. I'm going to allow it to turn gray before sealing it. And of course the beauty bark needs to be freshened. We had lots of fun designing and installing this wonderful structure! Now wouldn't you like to live across the street from me??? (The man in the photo is my neighbor - his wife kept saying "Remember I have to look at it." He just thinks I"m nuts.)

Powakee · 07-10-2012, 02:56 AM

Having lived in Roswell, NM some years ago I'd say not only does it look nice but it appears positively "out of this world." I love it.

I also believe that Carter-Johnson should show it to his son. Maybe you'll get a brief shot of it in a Hollywood movie! Just imagine the Twilight Zone story line if these things started spreading in your neighborhood . . . . as in, nothing ever happened until one day ~ when you planted it! And in Cement - the very thing it needed to sprout and make new plants. . . . .

John

Terry Jay · 07-10-2012, 03:12 AM

Way too neat and cool.
Terry

Wood Dog · 07-10-2012, 02:34 PM

What the...........how did you put it on your scroll saw?......just kidding.
Looks like a good way to measure all the snow you will get next winter.
Awesome piece of art Sally, sounds like you made some good memories hauling, and installing it.
Thanks for sharing your Kodak moments with us. cool photos smiley.gif

Scrolling Days · 07-10-2012, 04:15 PM

What a wonderful and unique sculpture, Sally! I hope it brings happiness to you every time you walk out your door. I bet it will look even nicer with age.

Do you know what kind of wood it is?

wood-n-things · 07-10-2012, 06:24 PM

I think it is wonderful and I would really like it across the street from me......better yet, in my front yard. Great find!

jim_mex · 07-10-2012, 06:59 PM

Hi Sally - now if your sculpture isn't imaginative use of natural resources I don't know what is! I'd love this in my garden. Thanks for sharing it with us

ray hampton · 07-10-2012, 07:21 PM

this is the tallest gourd tree that I had ever seen

ubgoofy2003 · 07-10-2012, 08:10 PM

Sally, that is one beautiful attraction in your front yard. So different & looks very nice right where it is. Too bad it won't reseed itself for more, HA. You have one nice addition to your landscape & thanks for showing us. Never saw one before.

Sally · 07-11-2012, 02:44 AM

Thanks for all your positive comments! My neighbors are really giving me the business - they really have no imagination. It's not the first time they have collectively thought I was nuts. Oh well. . .
Now John if anyone wants to put it in a movie I just might get rich - yeah!!!
And Shawn - I have no idea what kind of wood it is. I never even thought to ask. I wonder what kind of wood it is???
Everyone has made me feel very positive about it. Thanks!

07-10-2012, 02:56 AM	#2
Powakee Electronically Neutral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northern Edge of the Great Sonoran Desert Posts: 1,635 Thanks: 12 Thanked 33 Times in 25 Posts	Having lived in Roswell, NM some years ago I'd say not only does it look nice but it appears positively "out of this world." I love it. I also believe that Carter-Johnson should show it to his son. Maybe you'll get a brief shot of it in a Hollywood movie! Just imagine the Twilight Zone story line if these things started spreading in your neighborhood . . . . as in, nothing ever happened until one day ~ when you planted it! And in Cement - the very thing it needed to sprout and make new plants. . . . . John __________________ I've Got A Lot More To Learn About Leaving Battlegrounds Alone ~~ Molly Venter Last edited by Powakee; 07-10-2012 at 02:58 AM.

07-10-2012, 03:12 AM	#3
Terry Jay Got Moose? Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Peninsula, Kenai & Olympic Posts: 375 Thanks: 4 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	Way too neat and cool. Terry __________________ Got Moose?

07-10-2012, 02:34 PM	#4
Wood Dog Senior member...Sweeet Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 7,747 Thanks: 13 Thanked 22 Times in 20 Posts	What the...........how did you put it on your scroll saw?......just kidding. Looks like a good way to measure all the snow you will get next winter. Awesome piece of art Sally, sounds like you made some good memories hauling, and installing it. Thanks for sharing your Kodak moments with us. cool photos smiley.gif __________________ WD aka: Gloria My Gallery " Two difficult things to say in life are Hello for the first time and Goodby for the last"

07-10-2012, 04:15 PM	#5
Scrolling Days Vulcan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Manning the First Officer station Posts: 3,187 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 42 Thanked 96 Times in 81 Posts	What a wonderful and unique sculpture, Sally! I hope it brings happiness to you every time you walk out your door. I bet it will look even nicer with age. Do you know what kind of wood it is? __________________ Shawn Ferguson Come visit at The Ferguson Puzzle Company !

07-10-2012, 06:24 PM	#6
wood-n-things Staying Positive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 18,574 Thanks: 50 Thanked 382 Times in 282 Posts	I think it is wonderful and I would really like it across the street from me......better yet, in my front yard. Great find! __________________ "Montana MIKE" There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, Pray That All The Splinters Are Pointed The Other Way... "Don't worry about old age--it doesn't last that long." Mike's Wood-n-Things

07-10-2012, 06:59 PM	#7
jim_mex 100% toilet trained! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pachuca, Mexico Posts: 5,497 Thanks: 0 Thanked 53 Times in 46 Posts	Hi Sally - now if your sculpture isn't imaginative use of natural resources I don't know what is! I'd love this in my garden. Thanks for sharing it with us __________________ Jim in Mexico Dozing off? - nah, I'm creatively thinking with my eyes closed!

07-10-2012, 07:21 PM	#8
ray hampton Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Northern KY Posts: 286 Thanks: 17 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	this is the tallest gourd tree that I had ever seen

07-10-2012, 08:10 PM	#9
ubgoofy2003 Just Goofy ! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,852 Thanks: 10 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts	Sally, that is one beautiful attraction in your front yard. So different & looks very nice right where it is. Too bad it won't reseed itself for more, HA. You have one nice addition to your landscape & thanks for showing us. Never saw one before. __________________ PERK

07-11-2012, 02:44 AM	#10
Sally Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Renton WA Posts: 3,290 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for all your positive comments! My neighbors are really giving me the business - they really have no imagination. It's not the first time they have collectively thought I was nuts. Oh well. . . Now John if anyone wants to put it in a movie I just might get rich - yeah!!! And Shawn - I have no idea what kind of wood it is. I never even thought to ask. I wonder what kind of wood it is??? Everyone has made me feel very positive about it. Thanks! __________________ DeWalt 788

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