What a difference some leaves make!

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This is the small trident group recently posted in the TOD.

I think leaves really help define the shape of the crown, and yes two more trees will be in the group next spring. (there were not enough good branches on the smaller two trees to place them with these trees)

The legs on the pot are still there. For those interested on why I chose a pot with legs when I could have chosen a pot without them since they were available both ways? I chose the legs for horticulture reasons.
1. air circulation under the pot.
2. tying wire in is always a problem unless the potter puts wire grooves in
3. water will not leave the pot when watered on the bench due to adhesion

( I know, just place the tray on small stones or blocks of wood. Thats when the birds will knock it over, or just chalk it up to "I'm lazy")

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This small green maple semi-cascade was recently posted in the Micro's thread. In that thread I placed the tree on a "D" battery for scale. Since the tree is in leaf now and looks pretty good, I wished to display it in a more proper setting. Since this tree is so small I had no cascade stand small enough.

So, being that I might make a stand, I decided that I wanted something really organic to set the tree off. I carved a root cascade stand. I thought this would be easier than it looked, I was wrong!

Stand is 1.75" x 1.75" x 2.5" tall (4.5cm x 4.5cm x 6.5cm tall)
On my computer screen this is just a tad larger than actual size.

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Dag936

I like that stand a lot Al, how long did it take you to make it?
-Billy

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I carved it last Friday after work while sitting in a chair in my driveway sipping a beer. It took about 3 hours to carve and about 20 coats of laquer to get it to shine! It just kept sucking in the finish.

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Al

As always, excellent woodworking skills.

I don't mind the feet on the forest - the composition works well with the wood.

Here are some carved wooden stands I just bought in Hong Kong. The small ones cost $4 and the large one was $10... which clearly indicates how low labor costs are there. The small ones are about 8cm (3inch).

Jerry
Amsterdam

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soonami

Thanks for sharing Al, your little root stand is so cute

The trident forest is looking very nice now too, I think the foot help to balance the visual mass of the top now that there is foliage.

JavaScottC

Al,
Nice work on the stand! Looks great, hard to believe it could take 20 coats, it doesn't look big enough. The forest looks good too, isn't it funny how leaves make em look so good. As for the air under the trees, yo comprendo. With all the pines I have in aquatic planters, I decided this year to put a trident in one. We'll check on it at the BBQ. Nice stuff.

Scott

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sauce

Very nice. The trident group is really nice but, I also think it will look much better with two more trees. But then again I prefer larger groups. The carved stand looks great, but I wonder if it would look better if the tree was turned 180 degrees? The right side of the stand appears stronger since it is connected from top to bottom while the left appears open and weaker. Looking at it in that sense and since the strength of the tree is in the base and roots the tree would tie into the "strong" side of the stand, if that makes any sense. What type of wood did you use for the stand? Twenty coats? Being that small maybe you should have dipped it As always it is nice to see your work Al.