nzgeordie

My local Indoor Bowls Club wanted a stand to hang a bell they use to signal the beginning and end of play. I thought about it for some time and came up with this. It's based on one of those old marine buoys - the type with a bell and light on the top. The timber is kwila (aka merbau) and the top light which also incorporates the bell hanger is rimu. The whole thing is sprayed two pot finish (by my son who's a commercial furniture sprayer ).

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Pete
I've cut it twice and it's still too short! But only at one end.

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fibertech

Geordie, That is cool! Thanks for sharing. -Derek

chippypah

Great work Geordie, looks great.
Cheers
Pete

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curiousgeorge

Great work, Geordie! Neat design.

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neat design, and well finished!

Looks great!
John

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Hamlin

A good job well done!! I like the finish.

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rmaxa

Nice job Geordie, did you come up with the design?

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nzgeordie

Thanks everyone. Rolf, yes it came from my own (twisted) imagination but it owes a lot to the marine buoy I mentioned. I drew a full size half profile of the bell to work out the angles and lengths while trying to keep the size to a minimum. The final picture is actually distorted slightly as I had to rotate the photo. It's taller and (I think) more elegant than the pic shows.

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Pete
I've cut it twice and it's still too short! But only at one end.

Dr.Zook

Thinking outside the box again,eh Geordie? That is one fine looking bell holder. Kindda rings my chimes.

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nzgeordie

Thanks Doc. It's good to know that at my age I can still ring someone's bell, even if it's only yours

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Pete
I've cut it twice and it's still too short! But only at one end.