Beech tree splinter phase 2 or is it 3!

Lulus snatch n grab!! lol

not sure how to treat them but should look good. Maybe some oil then a varnish

Good lord, apparently I need to cook them!!! Steam them...I need pro advice. Varnish would not weather. My dad sent me pics of scortched wood like this set into the ground, looked very effective. Don't want to go through all this work and get it wrong!

Nice one - I do a fair bit of collecting from woods - this is awesome

awesome and heavy!

Talk about a covert operation ... now have visions of you going at double speed in case you were seen! I can only suggest you either Google or visit the Library fo info. on the wood preparation. Love the pic of both dogs seated ... lol! : o )

Lol what a story! Grea though..some really cool pieces of wood there..I'm sure you will do something quite dramatic with them! That pic of Sluggy in the chair is just too funny..great dogs great blog! :) x

Stop thief!! I would have pinched them too Lulu, how sad that poor tree has died though it looks pretty old. But you will put them to good use no doubt, how about 'yacht varnish' that should make them strong!

Just a thought on how we all see things differently ..... FIREWOOD! Every 3 or 4 years the council workers come round the local lanes with their chainsaws cutting back any 'threatening' trees or branches and leave the resulting debris lying in the undergrowth. It's never there for long! Our neighbour alerts Partner and they both rush up there with the small tractor and their chainsaws, then we all have wood for winter! :o) Our neighbour also wanders around the local area noting trees that are dead, dying or about to fall - then off we all go again!

Quite right too!

What some people will do for art!! Nearly get nicked, nearly broke your back, nearly crashed the quad....lol!
You have to make a good job of them Lou!!

So I better had Tetrarch!!!
I managed to collect firewood for the indoor fire and firewood for the garden Chimenera, if thats how it's spelt!!

Dont care how its spelt, know what you mean. Lovely thought for autumn nights!

I often see large pieces of fallen tree in our woods but never have the means of bringing it home. I tried collecting some thick ivy vines too but they were just too heavy to carry :( Good luck with your 'splinters', Lulu.

Chimera or Chimaera was, according to Greek mythology, a monstrous fire-breathing wood stealing female creature.

Chiminea = wood burner (burns best with stolen wood)

I know you can get natural oil stain which will alow it to breath or maybe go for a translucent sealant.

Way back I was living by the coast on the dole and had no heating in a huge rented room. It was winter and freezing. The saving grace was i had a fireplace so i used to go beach combing and take from the huge amounts of wood washed up daily. I would often be seen dragging huge bundles through town.
It burnt with a nice green salty glow, ah the good ol days.

And full of laughs too..LOL!

Have some guests from Denmark next w/end (haven't seen them in 25 years!!) We will be hopefully, if weather allows be using my fire belching stolen wood burning chimney!!

Hope no one catches you burning the evidence lol!

Or selling the pieces as a major sculpture!!

How about a RUSTIC BENCH Lulu???

I was thinking more, sticking out of the ground like a sculpture, it would be one heck of a rustic bench!

Like standing stones, but in wood. Woodhenge

Right on!