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  • Saw this when riding, went back and dragged it home, now what?
  • WorldClassAccident
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    These were going spare. At the bottom of the hill of course…

    [url=https://flic.kr/p/KEwbFK]20180721_132955[/url] by WCA!, on Flickr

    So I ‘simply’ wheeled one up the hill to the car park

    [url=https://flic.kr/p/26AiHL3]20180721_134039[/url] by WCA!, on Flickr

    Where is ‘easily’ rolled up the slope into the boot

    [url=https://flic.kr/p/26AiHQS]20180721_134203[/url] by WCA!, on Flickr

    And was driven home and unloaded

    [url=https://flic.kr/p/26AjbUb]20180721_140734[/url] by WCA!, on Flickr

    Now while my back recovers I have to decide what I am actually going to do with it. I was thinking of trying some high relief engraving as it is a nice thick slice but not sure of what.

    Suggestions?

    WorldClassAccident
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    I

    RobHilton
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    Mint Sauce carving, poss. a giant wooden keyring.

    Maybe someone could lend you one to copy?

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    TheGingerOne
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    Are you sure they were going spare? Not sure someone would cut them like that just for anyone to go and pick them up.

    roper
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    Just don’t drop,it on your foot!

    Pawsy_Bear
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    They dont and it belongs to someone else. Why do people think anything in the countryside is theirs for free? Happens here all the time people rock up and help themselves

    FunkyDunc
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    Stealing is naughty!

    sweepy
    Free Member

    Axe throwing target

    rene59
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    Suggestions?

    Return it to where you stole it from.

    Edit: Apologies for making the assumption you hadn’t permission.

    tog575
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    you should ask before you take, and why take something you don’t even know what to do with?

    RobHilton
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    sirromj
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    New toilet seats for upstairs bathroom, downstairs bathroom, and outside wc?

    nuke
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    Benefit of the doubt to WCA but maybe best explain how you know…

    These were going spare.

    WorldClassAccident
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    I did ask before taking and was told that if I could get it out I could have it. Permission not theft.

    Now back to the question please, I was thinking perhaps the green man face?

    sirromj
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    They dont and it belongs to someone else. Why do people think anything in the countryside is theirs for free? Happens here all the time people rock up and help themselves

    It’s ok he’s from the countryside he has a 4×4.

    Northwind
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    It’s impractically large, carve it into a smaller log

    Then post on here and tell us about the terrible injury you inflict on yourself while doing so

    rene59
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    Make a smaller one of these. Or split it and make a matching pair.

    WorldClassAccident
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    Apparently they are being left in the woods in piles to form ‘wildlife hotels’ as they rot down. The bloke I spoke to said that the ‘hotel’ wouldn’t miss one slice but asked me not to take the lot.

    Does that pacify the baying rabble?

    funkmasterp
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    Ha ha are all the outraged posters now going to apologise to WCA?

    How about a carving of miserable people looking miserable and / or outraged at a man rolling a log?

    n0b0dy0ftheg0at
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    A giant snail, or if it rolls really well, a solid wheel for a unicycle. 😉

    WorldClassAccident
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    That table looks quite nice but he seemed to make the legs overly complex. It is a posible candidate solution

    TheGingerOne
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    On a public forum it might have been prudent to point out that you had permission as anyone might now look at your post and think it’s alright to go and take stuff for free, unless they happen to read every comment and catch the one where you point out that you had permission.

    Apologies for sounding like an old fart, but people really should think a bit more, given the general ‘don’t give a sh!t / I’ll do what I want attitude’ of so many people these days, posts like this really don’t help in my mind.

    WorldClassAccident
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    Hey Mods – delete this post. I am off to get a life somewhere else…

    qwerty
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    Drill the base for 3 lengths of rebar. It’s what i did:

    [url=https://flic.kr/p/26Ao4vq]2018-07-21_02-55-01[/url] by martinddd, on Flickr

    I guess you could call it a floating log.

    parkesie
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    You could just log off instead of deleting.

    ugarizza
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    I’m surprised noone has torn a strip off you for leaving your car door open across a parking line, they’ve had a go at you for everything else! All a bit crazy!

    Ignore them, you’ll get some sensible answers in amongst the whining 🙂

    theotherjonv
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    Is it too late to suggest dropping it off that shoddily constructed ramp onto your foot and converting the 26 bones therein into about 46?

    C’mon WCA, it’s been several weeks since you delivered for your fans!

    WorldClassAccident
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    theotherjonv – I tried last weekend : https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/my-best-crash-injury-avoidence-for-a-long-time/

    Do insect bites suffered during a ride count?

    [url=https://flic.kr/p/KDnudJ]20180531_115256[/url] by WCA!, on Flickr

    danradyr1
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    Carve an owl or a frog or if you’re particularly adept with chainsaws maybe carve a kingfisher?

    Scapegoat
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    I think given the general consensus you should carve it into a child’s face or a baby robin.

    funkmasterp
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    🤣

    globalti
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    Chop it up with a mawl and burn it once it’s dry.

    choppersquad
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    My god you must have tasty legs!

    That looks like they’ve reinacted the last supper.

    As for the log, do one of those resin inlaid table things….they look nice.

    WorldClassAccident
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    My first attempt at carving using a router. Noisy and slow. The viens in the lower leaf were added afterwards with a dremel to see if it was any better, it wasn’t.

    [url=https://flic.kr/p/27Yo45F]20180721_172215[/url] by WCA!, on Flickr

    Also very difficult to keep the router straight and level once you have carved away a layer. I know the stuff above is quick and rough but I am not sure it would get much better taking it more slowly, especially as I would be carving end grain.

    Anyone got any experience of using a router to carve?

    Also, just because you all wanted to see, yes, routers are sharp and potentially dangerous so make sure you move your fingers quickly.

    [url=https://flic.kr/p/MdB1aq]20180721_172123[/url] by WCA!, on Flickr

    WorldClassAccident
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    The veins in the lower leaves were added afterwards with a Dremel to see if it was any better, it wasn’t.

    ctk
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    leave it in your garden to rot down as an insect hotel?

    sirromj
    Full Member

    Cut into planks, trying to keep bark intact & make ‘exploded log’ shelves?

    timbog160
    Full Member

    Get 3 more and make a car or 1 more and make some wheels for a bamboo mtb!!!

    TroutWrestler
    Free Member

    New wheel for the RR a la Mythbusters?

    cchris2lou
    Full Member

    Carve inside out, fill with some of your artistic créations, glass top, some legs et voilà !

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