Orphaned Oak
Weird Things
These are a few odd things I've made, that don't fit anywhere else on the site.
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No great details, just a few pictures.
Book stack
An old heavy pine kitchen table provided the thick slabs of wood for this unusual plant stand - in the form of a stack of large books.
![bs1.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_fb39eb8d7df94ed282f9d6d223774ef3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_860,h_480,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/bs1.jpg)
![IMG_20210928_115637.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_3c15d1fc95d64dafa52212e6ff560d23~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_853,h_480,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/IMG_20210928_115637.jpg)
Hand sanitisation - c1452
Plastic wasn't invented in 1452 and the re-enactors needed a hand washing station. I made this slot-together bowl and water-dispenser stand. Used by real knights in shining armour.
![ksa1.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_aab425a0d326488c8f875f336aebd23d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_106,h_79,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ksa1.jpg)
![wt1.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_98b4bc3fab89471e863f2687b6442477~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_128,h_72,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/wt1.jpg)
Plant barrow
This pot-man looks unhappy about pushing such a heavy load.
![IMG_20210928_115937.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_d7ade4997cd342b88b7af24a24cffbc3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_157,h_88,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/IMG_20210928_115937.jpg)
Fork handles
When I bought an expensive stainless steel garden fork, I assumed it would be strong and nigh on unbreakable. Not so.
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![fp0.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_c2e7e69c490a49d381e080d985ca65fb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_153,h_86,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/fp0.jpg)
Sadly it wasn't a match for the huge cobblestones that lurked underground.
Not to be daunted, I made it into a planter.
![fp1.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_e5b5e6de84ac4d81970cb598cef414b1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_110,h_195,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/fp1.jpg)
A big old lump of offcut oak made a good solid base, and a small piece of English cherrywood made a shaped shelf for the plant pot. It was just a matter of detaching the handle and re-inserting it through an angled hole in the platform.
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Voila! Exit one broken fork - enter one quirky designer plant stand.
![fp2.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_a6e6159e4f6f46eaa247f691951906e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_135,h_95,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/fp2.jpg)
Wishing well
A miniature wishing well, made from scraps of old oak sideboard.
![IMG_20210928_115822.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_836cf74c8182482a8a02ed50c22e9030~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_108,h_192,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/IMG_20210928_115822.jpg)
Graceful bowl stand
Based on the shape of a medieval folding chair, I made a stand for a plant bowl using pieces cut from an old oak dining table top.
![stoolplan.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_5c0b3df8a23342a39ed4597123160096~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_52,h_47,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/stoolplan.jpg)
![IMG_20210928_115831.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_361d14b136f74e209f487b532f959da0~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_3,y_790,w_1832,h_2109/fill/w_106,h_122,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/IMG_20210928_115831.jpg)
Wooden mushrooms
I've made various mushroom shapes from scraps of old wood and tree-roots.
![m1.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_e0dadc6675304977ae53a168f8bab104~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_2,y_0,w_776,h_764/fill/w_96,h_95,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/m1.jpg)
![m2.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_795174b47ff74433a44b1b4bc5b05a1b~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_248,y_0,w_1323,h_1072/fill/w_117,h_95,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/m2.jpg)
Windmills
Various wooden windmills and spinners
![IMG_20210928_115749.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_3a161fc6dff340efaa9afc0f5eed9cde~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_115,h_205,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/IMG_20210928_115749.jpg)
![spin3.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_1a2dda1b07574651a171e371abf7a21e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_117,h_72,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/spin3_JPG.jpg)
![spin2.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/968c8f_7fa3e47707964829a7db26e0051cb669~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_4,y_0,w_1049,h_332/fill/w_142,h_45,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/spin2_JPG.jpg)
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