Thread: The Fencepost, the bowl and the Yorky

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Regards Rod.

Originally Posted by Rod Gilbert

I couldn't find enclosed.
Regards Rod.

Willy must still be half asleep

What, you want photos as well??????????

Isn't it good enough that I just tell you what I did?????

Crikeys, okay then, some piccys

Sorry, I obviously had difficulty loading them for some reason, must be my sausage fingers

Sincerely

Willy
jarrahland

Nice work - really like the platter and that piece of burl is really special

to be really authentic the wire should be rusty

Nice work Willy

There's something about pieces done like the fence post which I love. I think it's because non woodies would see the original grey and silvered piece of wood and not even give it a second thought then the turning reveals the grain, colour and figure inside. I need to make some farmer friends who are replacing some fences

Beautiful, all three!! That said theres something i don't like about the wire, in my eyes its makes a beautiful piece into a glorified scarecrow Keep it up! Max.

very interesting piece for the fence posts. Are.you going to make a few more?

love the fence post! the 3rd last one I made I put in an art show and put $200 because I wanted to keep it! and sold opening night

Originally Posted by chuck1

love the fence post! the 3rd last one I made I put in an art show and put $200 because I wanted to keep it! and sold opening night

Serve you right for putting sure a high price on it.

If you had put a price of fifty cents then you might have been able to keep it. Unless of course a kid wanted to buy it with the fifty cents their grandmother gave them.

I guess it does! harsh but fair!

hi willy,
very nice all three look great,love the york burl
the fence post! mmmm maybe some rusty old barbed wire
wrapped around it would add $$$$$$ to it
cheers smiife

Very nice Willy.Much better with the pictures. Is the fence post a bud vase or just art?
Ted

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Nice work - really like the platter and that piece of burl is really special

to be really authentic the wire should be rusty

Yeah I thought so too.

So first I went to Bunnings, asked for a can of spray rust, nope they had run out.

Tried Masters, all they had was small tins, not enough. Then I realised there was spare rust on some old tools at home, so used that. Happy days.

The wire is actually rusty when I did it, but also had a chunk of horse hair and green moss. I made sure the green moss was affected during turning and sanding, then replaced the wire and the horse hair
Cheers
Willy
Jarrahland

Originally Posted by turnerted

Very nice Willy.Much better with the pictures. Is the fence post a bud vase or just art?
Ted

Ted,
I leave that up to the customer how they use them. I sometimes put dried lavender or dried Bunny tails (the plants) in the neck.

I have made heaps of them, generally out of Jarrah or Jam, both look brilliant.

Can be hard to turn, or hard on the arms and shoulders as they are quite large, irregular and hard.

Sincerely
Willy