Tree Size Floor Lamp (Pics)

[Ron Householder]

Small Tree Huge Lamp (65" to top of the wood.)

This little Juniper tree was cut down during a land clearing project, and I was allowed to rescue it before it was burned.

I flattened off the big limb on the side, then glued and screwed a piece of 3/4" plywood on it to support a piece of 24" diameter granite.


Thanks for looking,

Ron

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[Bruce Page]

I guess you need a good eye for what's under the bark.
Your work is amazing.

[Carroll Courtney]

Ron,that is the neatist thing I have ever seen.Great job!

[Jason Roehl]

That is very, very cool.

[Corey Wilcox]

Absolutely outstanding. That is one of the coolest uses of "firewood" that I've ever seen.

[gary Zimmel]

Ron

Another amazing looking piece.

You have a good eye. And that was going to be firewood......

Thanks for the rescue.

[Jim Fox]

Ok dangit..........I wanna know how that bark comes off!

[Todd Jensen]

Beautiful work; I always enjoy pieces that take advantage of the woods natural shapes and colors. Thanks for sharing. The only thing I don't necessarily care for is the granite; I wish you would have made a wood table. No offense, JMO. Other than that, to MY eye, its a very gorgeous piece.

[Fred Voorhees]

Wow, congratulations on some pretty fine work. And as someone else said up above.....thanks for the salvation of the tree and putting it to some awesome use.

[richard poitras]

Jim, I think he stated in a earlyer post he uses a 3500 PSI power washser.

[Ron Householder]

Jim, I think he stated in a earlyer post he uses a 3500 PSI power washser.

Yep, 3500 PSI Power washer.

[glenn bradley]

Extremely cool work. I generally don't go for natural forms but that is sweet. Very well done.

[Jimmy Williams]

To quote Brick from the movie Anchorman, "I love lamp".

Beautiful work and nicely done.

[alex grams]

I am curious as to where you get the stumps. Do you have a lot of land, or a friend with lots of land, or do you know someone who harvests firewood or lumber for another purpose and gives you the random rough scrap?

[Ron Householder]

I am curious as to where you get the stumps. Do you have a lot of land, or a friend with lots of land, or do you know someone who harvests firewood or lumber for another purpose and gives you the random rough scrap?

Hi Alex,

Sorry it took so long to get back. I had to take my wife in for her chemo treatments yesterday, and did not get home til late last night.

Western Juniper is considered to be a weed by a lot of the big ranchers in Central and Eastern Oregon, and I get permission to glean some of it when land clearing projects are going on.

Thanks for your input,

Ron

[Ron Householder]

Beautiful work; I always enjoy pieces that take advantage of the woods natural shapes and colors. Thanks for sharing. The only thing I don't necessarily care for is the granite; I wish you would have made a wood table. No offense, JMO. Other than that, to MY eye, its a very gorgeous piece.

Hi Todd,

No offense taken.:)

Everyone has their own taste.

I have not glued the granite down to the plywood yet, in case we decide that we want another color of granite. I wish I still had a big slice of juniper root that I cut up into lamp bases. I think it would have made a nice table top.

Thanks for your comments,

Ron

[Terry Teadtke]

Ron, Just out of curiosity

Did you race a formula car at PIR back in the 1970’s and 1980’s? Perhaps a Brabham or Chevron Formula A?

Terry

[Bill Wyko]

Ron, you've been blessed with some God given talent. That's amazing. How do you make the wood look so beautiful. I have a piece of Ironwood I'd like to bring back from the dead like that.

[Zahid Naqvi]

Ron, that is absolutely stunning. You have a wonderful eye for hidden art

[Todd Jensen]

Ron, on top of everything else, you have produced a beautiful piece while going through a challenging personal time. May your wife regain her full health soon - you both will remain in my prayers and I'm sure I speak for the rest of SMC. God bless and thanks again for sharing your inspirational artwork.

[Floyd Cox]

That is most amazing, what an eye, you have.

[Tom Kelley]

Great work! Here is a dumb question but I'll ask anyway. How did you route the electric wire up to the lamp?
Tom

[Ron Householder]

Ron, Just out of curiosity

Did you race a formula car at PIR back in the 1970’s and 1980’s? Perhaps a Brabham or Chevron Formula A?

Terry
No, not me but I have heard of the other guy with the same name.

[Ron Householder]

Many Thanks to ALL for your comments.:)

Ron

[Justin Kindelspire]

Outstanding job! I think the granite tabletop is a great addition to the piece overall.

Was it difficult flattening the bottom so that it'd sit flat?