St Mary’s Primary School in Beverley, East Yorkshire, is in the process of creating a lovely outdoor learning or “Countryside” area, complete with a hedgerow to encourage birds and wildlife, bird feeders and “bug hotels”. I’ll soon be starting on a pair of thrones for this area, after addressing the pupils late last year to chat about design ideas.
“Stay awake at the back!”
As usual, I had the invaluable assistance of Pete (of Pete Bowser Tree Services), who sourced a fantastic piece of timber and wielded his chainsaw to great effect.
It was quite a tough lump of Turkey Oak, and it was a trickier job than usual for Pete ~ and when I came to sand off the saw marks and smooth out any imperfections, I found it just as awkward:
Shaving off the lumps and bumps with the Arbortech
Eight 80-grit discs!
Looking forward to carving this in a week or two, it’s a really nice shape and should look effective.