Fine Craftsmanship in a Bench
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381815)
Rockingham, Australia
February 13, 2017 6:50am CST
Nannup in Western Australia is or was a timber town. Nearby is the Tree Top Walk and the Valley of the Giants. The 'giants' in this case are the massive karri trees for which the area is famous. Nowadays there are still craftsmen creating fine timber furniture but the timber industry is mostly finished.
Slabs of timber can still be found and a lovely park bench has been fashioned here from several wide slabs. The supports have been fashioned straight from branched trunks and the whole held together with a carefully crafted metal framework.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
13 Feb 17
Looks like it would withstand a hurricane or a tornado!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
13 Feb 17
@JudyEv It's almost scary looking LOL
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@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb 17
@AbbyGreenhill Sit on me at your peril - kind of stuff!
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! Looks very artsy - unique compared to the typical slat benches. I would love to get my hands on such benches for our yard!!
@allknowing (153544)
• India
14 Feb 17
@JudyEv I remember when we just go married and our house was bare, I improvised too. I gave my husband a surprise when I bought him a radio and placed it on the case that it came in. I put some nice cloth and it looked like a neat piece of furniture.
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@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Feb 17
@allknowing I have a pair of speakers pushed together and covered with a tablecloth. They make a nice bedside table.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
13 Feb 17
@JudyEv This is something unique.Have never come across something like this.
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@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb 17
I'll try to put a photo of here of something similar from the Northern Territory.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
13 Feb 17
I would love to see that in our parks here
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
14 Feb 17
@JudyEv Prob, not that I have heard of, but people do steal the oddest things now and then, and that one is pretty!
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Feb 17
that looks lovely ... I love furniture like that.... and would love to sit on that bench....
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
13 Feb 17
It is a beautiful bench. I love such furniture where the natural look of the tree/wood is retained. Such a nice craftsmanship.
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@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb 17
It is indeed. Craftsmen here seem quite keen to keep as much to natural shapes and forms as they can, particularly for outdoor furniture.
@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
13 Feb 17
A fine looking bench indeed. And I notice another behind it. Must be a nice park.
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
13 Feb 17
@JudyEv - E Maybe not such a nice park after all! 
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@luisadannointed (11842)
• Philippines
13 Feb 17
Cool that's cool. I hope the trees are fine and keeps growing and replaced everytime they cut one.
Men are really talented creation of God.
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@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb 17
Often they use timber that has fallen. They are much more aware now of how many trees are cut down.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Feb 17
Beautiful hand crafted bench.
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