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For the Jubilee I was asked to build a beacon on the estate grounds to celebrate the Queens 60th year on the throne. The first picture shows the poplar which I quartered with my saw using a standard chain. It was sore going as it originally measured 8metres long . (lots of wedges)

 

The post holes were nearly 1 metre deep.

The plan was to have the bark in the inside which would give me a square profile at the top in which to secure some flat panels which would then support a bonfire !!! I knew the wood would go white as well.

 

The legs were lifted into place after i had built a my temporary scaffolding but had to cut a metre off each leg as it was just too big to assemble the firewood on top. Ropes were used to lift them up and each one was then tied off before being lashed together with magic blue rope.

 

It was lit with my pole pruner from the ground.

 

for the olympics and now the paralympics i added an olympic sign made out of willow and a flame cut out of a pallet. as i didn't fancy lighting it each day ! Flame was an afterthought hence the crapness!!

 

Thought i would share the idea as the base construction could be used for other carving applications. The donks haven't chewed through it yet.

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