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Here is my latest creation, Tree on Sunset. All of it made with reclaimed fence wood, including the frame! It measures 41″ wide by 20″ and is 2 1/4″ deep. I really like the contrast of the wood stain with the bright sunset colors. The tree is approximately 1/4″ thick, which gives it a little dimension.
Here you can see the thickness of the tree and the frame.
Here is a shot to show the texture.
This project was inspired by a photo I took of a tree visible from my backyard. Looking at Foresters websites online and using their tree age calculators, I have estimated its age to be over 300 years old! It difficult to see in the photo, but its circumference is 212 inches! It boggles the mind to think of generations of people who have come across this tower of a tree. How many children have climbed its limbs and played in its shade? How many creatures have called this ‘home’? How many countless storms has it endured to remain standing strong to this day?
My interpretation of this tree is made of reclaimed fence wood. My neighbors replaced their fence and the contractors had it loaded in the truck and were headed to the the dump. They were nice enough to dump it in my driveway instead! The process of transforming this once pristine wood into a usable board is a dusty job! After days of sorting, sawing, planing and sanding, the end result is… the Tree of Life.
What a mess! I really need a dust collection system!
After the success of Bits and Pieces, I thought I would make a similar one, but darker. I’m happy with the way it turned out. I wasn’t planning on the color scheme turning out like a Good & Plenty, but it definitely turned out that way!
A closer look…
My good friend Howard owns this piece I made. Sunset is made of reclaimed redwood from a fence in my neighborhood. After preparing the wood, I painted each strip individually, then glued them up. I’m really happy the way this turned out!
Another view:
In the shop:
I really enjoyed making this piece! I had boxes of scrap wood from other projects and I didn’t want to throw them away. It took me weeks to cut, paint and glue all of these together! A very bright piece, it really illuminates the room!
Another angle:
A before shot…
