Driftwood stool

Fence battens and a beautiful piece of worn painted timber all from Blacks Beach Mahia... Nice.

               
 

Pallet chair - 2 seater

very upright

painted blue and sitting in the garden... nice

Pallet chair... very comfortable

 

Pallets are the best... free, versatile
and when finished... comfortable

Pallet bed side table

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

Found Art

drift wood
soft
beaten
rounded and now
delivered to a sandy rest
sun baked
etched and transformed

A piece of a boat I am guessing
texture, colour and time
unrefined edges

I never worked out what the holes are for

sheeps wool caught about the base of the dried seed pod

Rustic Totara fence batten outdoor chairs

Chairs chairs chairs... out door chairs...

Here are the rustic chairs in their new home.

I was asked to rebuild some rustic chairs for the owner of an organic garden in Nuhaka. The owners host regular garden tours through their flower and vegetable gardens. They have places to sit all through the paths and the chairs have been there since the early 90's.

When I went to pick them up to put on my truck, they fell apart, rotten from years of sitting beneath dripping trees in shaded nooks.

So I salvaged what I could - a plank here and gnarly bit there and added a ton of Totara fence battens and posts. They look great.

Real rustic, branches and all.

 

Some bent wood from one of the original chairs.

Totara battens with moss and lichen.

#8 wire to hold things together betta!

I also built a very upright pallet chair for a nook in an overgrown garden area. It has since been painted blue... image to come.

Mason Bee Houses

Mason bees are those crazy bees that catch a spider and encase it in a hole so their new born babies have something to feast on when they hatch.

They make a buzzing noise while arranging the nest. Mason bees are good to have around because they help with pollination.

2 Seater Deck Chair - Pallets again.

Update for the two seater... it is now red and has a red companion table.

This 2 seater is a little different to the first one and there was a weight bearing issue due to the fact that pallet used for the seat is orientated 90 degrees, so I reinforced it with a capping on the front which sorted the bending issue straight away. Bla bla.

Bird houses

These are made out of pallet timber and an old door handle. Each one is different.

Maybe the sparrows will nest in these instead of the roof cavities.

Another 3 Legged Stool

Old fence posts found on Blacks Beach for legs and a piece of log also found on Blacks Beach.