Stand build off

[Carol 83]

You didn't have to pull up the floor just for a stand

Pretty sure it's from his home that was destroyed by a hurricane.

 

[Cajunrider]

Pretty sure it's from his home that was destroyed by a hurricane.

Yep. It is scheduled to be demolished next month. Whatever I can salvage is bonus.

 

[hampton]

Yep. It is scheduled to be demolished next month. Whatever I can salvage is bonus.

Oh goodness, my apologies. I'm sorry to hear that and hope you and you're family are well.

 

[Pitoon]

Yep. It is scheduled to be demolished next month. Whatever I can salvage is bonus.

Recycle and reuse whenever possible.

 

[Cajunrider]

Yep. It is scheduled to be demolished next month. Whatever I can salvage is bonus.

120 board ft pulled up today. They were well glued down so it was tough.

 

[Pitoon]

120 board ft pulled up today. They were well glued down so it was tough.
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I see the birth of several stands in that pile!

 

[Cajunrider]

I see the birth of several stands in that pile!

Still have another thousand bdft2 to go.

 

[Cajunrider]

heres a few from the last week

Gorgeous work.

 

[hampton]

I see the birth of several stands in that pile!

Absolutely, just a bit of thickness planing and elbow grease. And in all seriousness @Cajunrider be well, I'll make sure to send good vibes

 

[Crawforde]

I haven’t even started thinking about my stand yet.
I feel like a slacker.
I feel for ya cajunrider, and hope you can enjoy the reuse of the floorboards.

 

[Rivka]

I think it's a great idea @Pitoon I'm a grease monkey and not a woodsmith Mine would be out of polished aluminum or stainless steel. LOL
As a side note, I considered putting some trees in our annual club show last month but, seems a stand is as important as the tree/pot in a display and I have none. Maybe I need to become a woodsmith.

I patently reject the notion that stands need to be made of wood.
...of course I patently reject a lot of notions.

Let’s take trees for instance, I like the more natural style deciduous with scars like you would see in nature because that’s how they are. They are not manicured trees, but I still appreciate them and the talent that is put in them. Stands I see are awesome, lot of detail and really nice to look at but what if there were more rustic looking stands. You see the antique America, weathered wood on barns and the old furniture that lasted forever. Anywho that’s just a curious question, I like them both, not judging or criticizing the way things are done. That said I was going to go with something more weathered.

Totally get where your going and look forward to seeing what comes out of it. My thoughts immediately went to both the worn down driftwood of the harsh Oregon coast where I grew up as well as to the Craftsman/Mission architecture. That to me has the balance of American and a nod to the clean, calm, and ageless that Bonsai brings with it.



This should be fun, mine will likely be metal or casting stone/cement of some sort, not sure yet, very very unlikely to be wood.

 

[Pitoon]

Here's what I've done so far.....

 

[Cajunrider]

Been real busy this weekend collecting wood for my stand. Gotta account for newbie wastage ya know.

 

[Crawforde]

You have a little wiggle room for some trial and error work.

 

[Rivka]

Measure? Naw, Cut 623 times.

Give a million monkeys, a million boards and you’ll get a stand for bonsai?

 

[Crawforde]

Unless you give the monkeys the tools.
then you end up with half a million monkeys.

 

[Beanwagon]

I'd love to join, however i know myself too well. I will never finish it just like my other thousand hobbies.

 

[Cajunrider]

I'd love to join, however i know myself too well. I will never finish it just like my other thousand hobbies.

I will have plenty of wood but whether I make anything worthwhile is questionable but I will try.

 

[Pitoon]

I'd love to join, however i know myself too well. I will never finish it just like my other thousand hobbies.

You got 5 months to procrastinate and 1 month to get it done......get chopping

 

[Beanwagon]

You got 5 months to procrastinate and 1 month to get it done......get chopping

Procrastination is my greatest skill