Three Pillars - and the stool

The project began as an epiphany during a coaching session (that's right... I was the one recieving the coaching - the last of three sessions. Thanks to Julia Kurusheva at Transformations.net.nz).

It appeared that although I had the three pillars required to run a successful business, namely; Entrepreneur, Manager and Technician, (Re: E-Myth by Michael Gerber) what I was lacking when it came to achieving the outcomes I wanted was the essential 'connecting' piece.

Much like a three legged stool without a seat I had what I needed in essence to stand up but nothing to connect the legs. And so was born - a little corny I know - the three legged stool. My three legged stool.

This stool, which continues to symbolise so much for me, is a combination of Oregon and Rimu. The Seat is Oregon saved from a demolished warehouse in Christchurch and the legs are Rimu up-cycled from an old 70's coffee table.

I love the shape and the different textures/grain of the timber.

   

Larch log Stool or Side Table

Lake Ohau Central Otago

At the start of 2016 I accompanied friends Andrew & Michelle Cummins Red Tree  to Ohau in Central Otago to remove a few very large Larch trees from a section overlooking the lake.

It was a beautiful week with a mix over heavy, sweaty and satisfying work culminating in a ton of stacked firewood, a clear section and a few Larch rings for me.

Me taking a dip in Hopkins River
Lake Ohau Tributary

The wood stack

After a couple of days of slogging it out, we took a trip to the local river and although extremely cold - yes in February - we took 'swift' dips.
The scenery is what it is really about however... just stunning.

Ring, legs & rusty
legs bracket things

B&D at work

9 months later and hopefully enough drying time for the Larch ring I start on the stool.

There is a lot of work to get the ring ready. I used a planer, belt sander, orbital sander and in the end a renovator to cut into the bottom of the ring in order to house the legs.

Finished stool.

A little detail.

Pallet bed side table

not an entire pallet
cut clean and tight
glued and screwed
hold my water glass tonight.