Gee that's nice.  What are your plans for it?  Moving?

8 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

Gee that's nice.  What are your plans for it?  Moving?

It's just a display piece, Dan. 

Would that be anti-pinterest? 

you gonna do end tables too???

Dont forget the chairs to go with it

Dunno if I can find any more donor pieces of the quality needed to match that one.

Plus, it's a Lotta work.

55 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

It's just a display piece, Dan. 

Still kind of confused here.  Do you display it?  Or do you hang other things on it to display?  Or is it a piece of a display?  Where do you put this display?  I'm just not getting it.  Probably just me.

11 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

 Probably just me.

I'd believe it...

11 minutes ago, Stick486 said:

I'd believe it...

Yeah but probably just you.

I like it...it's sort of retro...

 I was wondering how you got the rough sawn look from dressed lumber.  Then the added patina along with the distressing, looks so authentic.  Please advise how you did it.   Roly

2 hours ago, HandyDan said:

Still kind of confused here.  Do you display it?  Or do you hang other things on it to display?  Or is it a piece of a display?  Where do you put this display?  I'm just not getting it.  Probably just me.

It's leaning on the tree to dry. It goes in the bedroom. It has a calming effect. Nothing gets hung on it. Don't want to detract from the intrinsic beauty of the wood.

 

32 minutes ago, Roly said:

 I was wondering how you got the rough sawn look from dressed lumber.  Then the added patina along with the distressing, looks so authentic.  Please advise how you did it.   Roly

It's easy. I just flipped each slat over. Did you notice the even spacing of the slats? Got that with my digital calipers.

Rebuild it Keith. They're going like gang busters. Statement pieces, ya know.

 

Another option...

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not so sure these guys are telling us the whole story!

 

Don't remember if I ever told this story.   A few years ago, I got sent out to "fix" a Restoration Hardware table that had splinters on the top.   Turns out it was a barn door from a Scottish barn, the base was plumbing pipe.  Well, as you could expect, the top was quite weathered and had no finish on it.   I could not do much without destroying that "wonderful patina"   So I took out some Scotch-Brite and buffed the top a little.   When I dusted off the swarf, my cloth was black.   Lady was happy and "just loved the look."    Look, the emperor has no clothes.  Never understand why people are attracted to this stuff.

6 hours ago, Roly said:

 I was wondering how you got the rough sawn look from dressed lumber.  

   Roly

use a sawzall w/ plaster/DW cutting sawzall V toothed blade  (no hook) scrubbed across the grain...

move the sawzall quickly w/ purpose and don't dally...