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Extreme Birdhouse # 21

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:35 pm

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Hi again everyone. i have been very busy this summer but i managed to squeeze in another birdhouse.
this one is made from 60 yr old reclaimed cedar barn wood.the wood did not look like this when i started but after i ran it through a planer it cleaned up very well.




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decks

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:22 pm

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hi everyone
here are a few pictures of some of the decks i have done. i love building them.








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New Gazebo

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:10 pm

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Hi again everyone
i have been busy again. i thought i would try my hand at building a gazebo. this one is 10 ft in diameter and 10 ft inside.
it is made from pressure treated wood.
i built in on skids so a tractor can pick it up and move it.
thanks for looking.
john





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Ziggy,s Playhouse

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:52 am

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This is a playhouse i built for a friend of mines child. His name is Ziggy . He really loves his new playhouse.
It has 6 different roofs and 10 windows.



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Extreme birdhouses part 1

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:20 pm

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Here are some pictures of some of the different houses i have done.














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Garden Ornaments

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 11:15 am

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This first project is a obelisk made from 60 yr old reclaimed cedar.


this next project is a garden pool gazebo

This is a corner garden shed 12ft x 12ft

This is a 5 1/2 ft wishing well made from shipping crates from Sweden.



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Cedar sitting area and planters

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:39 am

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Here are a few pictures of a sitting area i made from 60 yr old reclaimed cedar barn wood.
It is 11 1/2 ft square and 8 ft high.




I am building a pond and waterfall right next to the sitting area.


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Projects made from reclaimed fence boards.

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 2:03 pm

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Here are a few pictures of a waterfall , small water pond ,wishing well and planter box that i made from 8 yr old reclaimed fence boards.
the first picture is going to be a 4 ft water pond with a small water spout in the center. it will be lined with rubber.

this picture is of a 5 ft planter box .i found and old antique in the barn and thought it looked good with the box.

the next picture is of a 6 ft waterfall .also will be lined with rubber.

the last picture is a 7 ft wishing well with a planter box built in.


Everything above are all made from what used to be someones fence.


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Rustic Cedar Bench

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 11:21 am

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This is a 5 ft cedar bench i made from 60 yr old reclaimed cedar and some left over cedar logs.
The first picture is of my son jamie (left) and one of his workers.
This bench cost $ 5.00 to build and took me 6 hours to complete.




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rustic arbors

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 7:28 pm

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These arbors are both made with spruce branches.
As you can see there are always different views depending on the time of year. the first 2 pictures were taken today 3 pm .
there is a robin siting on the peak of the first picture.
the first arbor is made from 60 year old spruce.
the second arbor is made from 120 year old spruce branches.


[img]http://www.woodworking-
galleries.org/pp/data/500/ph2690529050076517307.jpg[/img]




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