Repurposing
Posted by Range Officer Rhonda on January 3, 2011
This is slightly off my normal post, but I wanted to share a picture with everyone. Often, when my husband or I are off in the woods somewhere, we find interesting pieces of wood. I can’t tell you how many of these make their way home with us because we want to ‘make’ something. My current one is a root that with a little work could look like a deer feeding. It’s cute.
For Christmas this year, my husband took a piece of wood he had found and with a little skill and a lot of time, turned it into a beautiful living room table for his brother. The base is made from a huge cedar root. In addition to the two cedar root ‘legs’, there is a third piece that he turned into a companion plant stand, but I didn’t get a picture. This table is a slab of Black Walnut and it is just as interesting on the bottom [with more bark showing underneath] as it is on the top.
Now, if only he [my husband] could do this kind of work all the time and get paid for it!
susanideus said
There surely would be a market if he did make more like this. Just stunning!
Dani said
Wow, that’s some kind of elbow-grease to get that shine. Nice! Did you BIL love it?
Range Officer Rhonda said
Absolutely, Dani. And what you see here is prior to the poly whatever coat he put on [and that is story in itself because of temps & curing times!]
Robert said
Nice work. I used to make sculptures (and a few tables) out of the cedar and walnut driftwood from Lake Whitney. I always had too much work in the furniture to make anything selling it. Did alright on the sculpture though. That really is a great table.
Robert
Range Officer Rhonda said
Thanks from my hubby, Robert; that’s high praise coming from you. You know, I think my deer sculpture in the making wood came from Whitney! I just wish I could do it justice.
patbean said
Beautiful table