It was a lot of work cutting down this tree and it seemed like a waste to just burn it all. So The Fuzz took his trusty chainsaw and sawed part of the trunk in half. This seemed like a lot of extra work, but he had two of these nifty timbers to show for it. A while back he and His Sweetie had dropped a couple of trees near the trailer and this looked like just the thing to complete the related bench project*.
These timbers are about 8ft long and a bit heavy as you might guess. And to top it off, they had to be moved across this small creek. There was no way to get to them with a truck even if The Fuzz still had one. The only option was to pick the things up and carry them across.
Fortunately, The Academical Son is a stout fellow and even The Fuzz managed to handle his end without a heart attack.
Now that he had the timber where it was needed, The Fuzz needed some notches to fit over the stumps left from the other trees. So once again, out came the old chainsaw. Here you can see how he first made cuts into the rounded side. Then, he chiseled them out to sit on top of the stumps.
The timber was then turned over and lifted onto the stumps. These had been left here and cut off just for this bench. As you can see, it worked out pretty well.
And even the Kitty Cat likes it!
*This project had been planned for a while. Originally, we had planned to use a poplar log, but this cherry seemed like a much better candidate.
2 comments:
very nice looking bench. very furry looking cat. maybe there should be a poem about the bench-sitting cat.
Perhaps a poem.
You could make a submission!
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