Sunshine at last

[Mad Mike]

I was beginning to wonder if I was going to wait for some decent light longer than it took to make this.

A very simple trug - no joints, fixings or bending of wood

Made from a section of chestnut approximately 8 inches in diameter. Apart from flattening for the base nothing was done to the outside surface once the bark was removed.

Simple design but a lot of hard work removing lots of heartwood. I was a leaning coppice stem I felled on the last cutting day last year. The sap had started to rise son the bark pealed off with no problem.

I did 2 sections off the base of the log. The other one developed a split before I got to it but it does give a decent before & after shot.

I like the result, but wasn't sure it was worth the effort. Then I saw a traditional hand made bentwood trug in a garden centre for over £50......

For treatment I washed it with plain water and a soft brush as it did get a little grimey over time. Then just a couple of applications of veg oil

Mike

 

[Harvestman]

I've never seen one of those before, but now I'm inspired to try for one myself. Great work.

 

[WULF]

Wow,that superb!!

 

[Mad Mike]

I've never seen one before either . I am sure I wasn't the 1st to invent it.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Lovely work, that's so good.

 

[Albus Culter]

That's a nice lump of wood turned into something great. Love the heart and sap wood

 

[Two Socks]

That is so cool! I might have to borrow that idea once....

Good job

 

[Macaroon]

Excellent! That's really cool..........I love trugs and use a few different ones a lot for all sorts of things, but I'd never have thought of that.........Superb!....atb mac

 

[Dreadhead]

wow thats beautiful!

 

[Outdoordude]

Wow amazing! I bet your proud! Must of been a lot of hard work!

 

[Gray]

Thats lovely, well impressed

 

[Angst]

superb m8....love it!

a

 

[British Red]

Most wood carving leaves me cold. That is really beautiful!

 

[hog]

That is a serious ammount of hard graft, well done that Man. And beautiful it is too.

 

[Everything Mac]

Lovely work! Well done!

 

[Mad Mike]

Glad you all seem to like it. Thanks for all the nice comments

Mike

 

[BILLy]

Cracking finish, I can only imagine it took you a long time, but its going to be around a lot longer than it took you to make,
What tools did you use in all?
Again great work
well done
Cheers
Bill

 

[Mad Mike]

Cracking finish, I can only imagine it took you a long time, but its going to be around a lot longer than it took you to make,
What tools did you use in all?
Again great work
well done
Cheers
Bill

Chainsaw for the basic shape
Bit & brace to drill out the centre grain
Straight adze & hollowing adze in early stages
Mainly a gouge with & without mallet
Whichever knife was to hand
Sharping kit the heartwood tends to dull edges after a while
remember to wash tools after carving green chestnut

Mike

 

[grey-array]

I Truly love that natural shape, Superb job!
Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[Ed Edwards]

Really inspiring. I need to adjust my patience levels so I can tackle stuff like this! Thanks for sharing.