Let me introduce you to the newest member of the family, log. I told my husband the other week that I wanted to use one of the logs we have sitting in our driveway for one of my projects. He didn’t think the ones we had were suitable for what I wanted, so suggested we go out and find our own log.
So off we went in search of the perfect log. We drove out into the country and wandered around a deserted forest. We found a lot of branches, the kids gathered a few sticks aka swords, and I found this guy (above). Andrew insisted we keep looking for a while, so we did but this was the only piece that really suited, so into the car he went.
It is HEAVY. That one tiny stump of wood is at least 80kg. I could barely move it. I can lift 80kg easily normally but a solid mass of wood is a whole other story. It was beginning to sink into the ground and was stuck, so Andrew rolled it back to the car for me. Ahh, my hero. Don’t you love seeing a man use brute strength? I do anyway…
I’m planning on using it in Boston’s bedroom; which, on a side note, got another step closer to being finished on the weekend (woo hoo!!!). I have no idea how to get the remaining bits of bark off but I figure I’ll just chisel it off and pray it works. Then I get to play with my power tools, that makes me happy. I’ve asked Santa for tools for Christmas…lol.
So this log is destined to become a piece of furniture. I don’t really know what I’m doing but what’s new. All my other projects just come from an idea in my head so this one should be fine too. Wish me luck! I’ll post an update on log when I get there.
In the meantime, does anyone else hear the word log and immediately begin to sing “Log, log log”? No? Ok well now you will…watch the video below.
And just for the sake of it, here’s log for girls.
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you know what i love more than anything else in this post? the fact that your hubby doesnt even hint at a question of why you might possibly want a log in the first place, then when he points out you may not have a “suitable” log instead of pfft-ing the idea…..he takes you out to find the perfect log – now thats something all artists partners should aspire to!!!!! Looking forward to seeing the finished project to
He is an awesome hubby, even if I am biased hehe. It’s because of him I’m able to do so much of what i want to do, if it doesn’t hurt anyone or put us in a bad situation financially he’ll always say yes. I love him
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LOL at those videos. I remember them too! I will be going through this again and again, bookmarking this right now!
Since I heat with wood, I’ve worked with many a hunk of wood. Course the first thing I thought when I saw that picture was, ‘that’ll never split’. Anyway, the best way to get the bark off is to let it sit somewhere dry for a while – maybe a month or more. Its weight should decrease by maybe a third and if you’re lucky most of the bark will curl up and chip off easily. For the nooks and crannies, a pocket knife with a sharp point works great.
Thanks for the tips Anna! I don’t need to split it so that’ll be fine but I’ll be sure to move it so it dries up nicely.
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