Tree in ceiling at Natural history museum installed

[Will Hinchliffe]

In September we took down a tree for an installation at the Natural History museum. I talked about it here:http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=3449

 

I went to the opening last night.

 

The link below explains it and there is also a video with some clips of us dismantling the tree.

 

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2009/march/tree-in-the-ceiling-unveiled.html

 

If you get a chance go and see it. Its a beautiful piece of wood but its a bit of a shame you cant get up close to it with a magnifying glass.

 

I feel very honoured to have been the climber for this project.

[Dionysus]

wow nice job, very professional takedown, it was amazing like a massive jigsaw, wouldn't like to mess up and crack a vital piece or something though.

[Peter]

Thanks for posting that Will, very interesting project.

[Paul Barton]

Nice one! What a cool project to have been part of. Looking great in the tree mate. (apart from those funny coloured ballistics:001_tongue:)

[David Humphries]

I was quite sceptical of the project when you first mentioned it, soley based on a perceived lack of ecological respect, but having now seen the visual and sensed the reverence given over to the entire process, it has changed my opinion completely.

 

What a fantastic project and celebration of the majesty of TREE.

 

Thumbs up to all involved.

Look forward to seeing it in the flesh.

 

Nice one Will, great post.

 

 

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[Mark T]

Well done... what an amazing project to have been involved with.

 

I've just seen you on BBC points west as well and by chance, the tv journalist that covered the story (Andrew Plant) is one of my oldest school friends... small world!

 

Send my regards to Matt, I saw him dodging work in the video (all he ever did was eat on my work sites!).

 

Let us know if you have anything else like this in the pipeline as I'd love to get the college involved.

[Bart]

What a great project to be involved in

[treewizard]

nice one, thats definatly something to tell the grandkids

[Jonesie]

Going to make the effort to go up and see it in the summer.

[Stephen Blair]

i wonder if visitors looking up at your tree will apreciate the work that went into it, i hope you get a mention on a wee plaque beside it mate. i think i was at that museum as a kid in 1981, i remember a massive slice of tree with dates on it, and we also went to one with 2 massive guns outside, i didnt want to go in because i saw my first ever chipper working in the park beside it(i was 6)lol