New bench

[Littlejoe919]

 

[Tieball]

Nice work. It gets plenty of sun there...right? Wilderness, woods and trees, is an excellent environment to live in...and you also have a bonus of good sunlight too.

Make sure the outside edges are secure, no wobble at all, and able to hold the weight on the outside tabletop. A tree, in a pot or box, with substrate, and water...can get fairly heavy.

Well Done!

 

[Littlejoe919]

Nice work. It gets plenty of sun there...right? Wilderness, woods and trees, is an excellent environment to live in...and you also have a bonus of good sunlight too.

Make sure the outside edges are secure, no wobble at all, and able to hold the weight on the outside tabletop. A tree, in a pot or box, with substrate, and water...can get fairly heavy.

Well Done!

Thank you. The post is a 6x4 and concreted in. The supports are 2x6 anchored with 4, 3 1/8" screws on each side. I can add more if I feel the need. This is how confident I am in the bench.

 

[defra]

Nice one! I like it!

 

[Adamantium]

Why does that tree have a sidekick?

Nice stand, by the way!

 

[daudelus]

She’s a beauty! Did you build it that large with the intent of having multiple trees on it? I am planning on doing the same, just smaller tops in order to make an area in the yard for solo trees to stand out. Good work!

 

[Cadillactaste]

I like your trellis as well. Assuming you have a deck to the side where the photo was taken. For the stand seems turned in the direction to say so...rather than parallel along the house. What's the reason for the objects under your trees? A turntable and a stone I assume one day you want the above do tree in. seems distracting.l,but the construction is well done. Reminds me more of a monkey pole. Which I am contemplating designs in to create one possibly myself.

 

[dcw]

Why does that tree have a sidekick?

Nice stand, by the way!

Looks like a cutting, my guess would be that it's being kept by the mother tree to later be grafted onto it.

 

[jeanluc83]

I like it. The larger top allows you to have a tree and an accent in a mini display.

I would have made it either parallel to the house or parallel to the walkway but this may be because it is out of context with the rest of your yard. In person I'm sure it makes cense.

Also get working on that walkway it looks like it might need a bit more support.

 

[Lazylightningny]

Nice job. Did you make the Japanese trellis also?

 

[Littlejoe919]

Nice job. Did you make the Japanese trellis also?

I did not make the trellis you can see in the picture, it's from Lowe's. I did make this one the day before the bench.

 

[Littlejoe919]

I like it. The larger top allows you to have a tree and an accent in a mini display.

I would have made it either parallel to the house or parallel to the walkway but this may be because it is out of context with the rest of your yard. In person I'm sure it makes cense.

Also get working on that walkway it looks like it might need a bit more support.

It was placed this way because "that's what she wanted". It also serves as a greeting to the back walkway and yard. The wife was away this weekend visiting family and now wishes it was parallel to the house. I think it's fine this way though.

 

[Littlejoe919]

Looks like a cutting, my guess would be that it's being kept by the mother tree to later be grafted onto it.

To answer your's and Adamantium's question. Wigert's bonsai has a brazilian rain tree set up like this, and I've always liked it.
https://www.google.com/search?q=wig...AhUNtlMKHQy8CdAQ9QEIUDAC#imgrc=NsEAm6kUHwmBRM:

 

[Littlejoe919]

I like your trellis as well. Assuming you have a deck to the side where the photo was taken. For the stand seems turned in the direction to say so...rather than parallel along the house. What's the reason for the objects under your trees? A turntable and a stone I assume one day you want the above do tree in. seems distracting.l,but the construction is well done. Reminds me more of a monkey pole. Which I am contemplating designs in to create one possibly myself.

Thank you Dar. I put the tree's and the stones on the stand to show my confidence in it's construction. I must admit, I do like it. It has interest from either of direction's you would approach it.

 

[Littlejoe919]

She’s a beauty! Did you build it that large with the intent of having multiple trees on it? I am planning on doing the same, just smaller tops in order to make an area in the yard for solo trees to stand out. Good work!

Thank you, I don't often plan out my projects. I start with an idea, buy the materials and see where it takes me. I will probably add more going forward and make them smaller for single display.

 

[BigBen]

Very nice work LittleJoe919.
Some lumber, some time and an idea... And we're off to the races... LOL...

 

[Lazylightningny]

I did not make the trellis you can see in the picture, it's from Lowe's. I did make this one the day before the bench.
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Nice. You're handy with a saw and hammer.