Carved Yew Bench

[Bart]

This Yew was uprooted in the same 07 gales as the shell Yew, as it fell across the woodland path it was cleared up the same year and the severed trunk has lain there since.

Following a little project to return the base stones of an umbrello seat to there original historical location, which is practically right next to the fallen yew it made sense to try and carve a bench/seat to complete it. It’s biggest and heaviest carving ive done so far.

 

Photos:

 

Uprooted Yew.

 

Base stones for seat.

 

Base stones for seat returned to there original location.

 

Yew trunk.

 

Carving.

 

Sanding.

 

Finished oiled bench.

[Tree Man Tom]

Fantastic! Love the last picture of it finished. Thats gotta be worth some ££££!

[ray s]

nice work, i like that a lot:thumbup1:

[David oakman]

Bart that is awesome how long did it take you looks really comfortable:001_smile:

[Ross Macneil]

That is great :thumbup:

[Bart]

Thanks

 

Took about 3 days from log to finished bench David. didnt do it all in one go tho, had strimming and mowing to do, most of the time was spent sanding and moving it into position.

[Jack]

Wow, what a peace of wood!

[janey]

That's stunning Bart :thumbup1:

 

You've really done that piece of wood justice. I like the way that you have a pictoral history of it's transformation from fallen tree to piece o art.

[David Humphries]

Inspired Sir !

 

 

 

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[Ian Flatters]

Wow, wonderful bench Bart. Always love seeing yew converted into something special. The grain flow is wonderful.