Thursday, May 15, 2008

Dripping trunk

I want a bird bath like this. Hollowed out sassafras tree trunk with a brass dripper. "Only" $139!! (hutlöst). I wonder what it would cost to make yourself?

Posted by LS at 7:24 AM

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14 comments:

EH said...

Nice bird bath. Can´t you hollow out a piece of your already fallen tree and line it with something waterproof?

May 15, 2008 at 7:59 AM
LS said...

I was thinking about that. FIlling the hollow trunk with something and then use pond lining, but how do you make sure it lasts and look good for a long time? I don't like plastic...

May 15, 2008 at 9:07 AM
EH said...

Concrete rhubarb leaf is nice a long time, maybe you can line it with some kind of concrete and put a bowl on top to get a hollow shape?

May 15, 2008 at 9:09 AM
LS said...

I think a tree trunk that is slowly rottening filled with concrete will be quite leaky after a while... Hmm, I am sure this can be solved in some way.

May 15, 2008 at 11:56 AM
LS said...

My other idea is to make a concrete birdbath lined with oyster shells on the inside. I have the oyster shells, just need strong arms and concrete.

May 15, 2008 at 11:56 AM
EH said...

You need a sandpit, a bucket, water and concrete, something to stir with.

Put plastic on a formed sandheap, place out the oystershells and put a layer of concrete on top in a shape you like and let it burn. Sprinkle some water on it from time to time. What I heard it´s enough with 3-4 days of burning, after that it can be turned. This is the method used for rhubarb bird baths, I haven´t tried it myself yet but I will.

May 16, 2008 at 4:08 AM
LS said...

I bet skunk cabbage leaves would work well here, they are large. There must be a way where you don't make the bird bath upside down but can see the top and push in the shells from the top? I am afraid otherwise the shells will fill with concrete by accident.

May 16, 2008 at 7:24 AM
EH said...

The problem must be that concrete floats down to the middle but if you make a concrete "dough" maybe it works. The fine thing is that concrete is cheap, and you can get more shells at the beach, you just have to try.

May 16, 2008 at 7:37 AM
LS said...

So, EH, when are you coming over the pond to help me make these bird baths? September 1?

May 16, 2008 at 7:59 AM
LS said...

leaf bird bath instructions here

May 16, 2008 at 8:04 AM
AnS said...

Take a piece of your stock of your fallen big tree, Make a hole "Urholka" in it. A little pump in it with water in the hole. It will be great. Tank pa alla tratunner som haller i evighet. Jag har sett underbara vattenhal gjorda pa det sattet.

May 16, 2008 at 2:36 PM
LS said...

Oh wow, we can make a bird bath out of our 4 meter long, one meter thick fallen tree trunk! It is too big to move anyway. That is great! Only problem is the water for the dripping thing - we will have to have it solar powered. The pump assembly can be hidden behind the tree trunk. I read that birds love dripping water. PP, what do you think? Can we borrow some tool to carve this out or use our Swedish axe?

May 16, 2008 at 3:16 PM
LS said...

Guess what I got for my birthday!!? Instructions, ingredients, and strong arms to mix cement - and PP had planned it before we talked about it here on the blog. Oyster shells, here we come!

We had 4 goldfinches at our feeder this morning, so it is true what they say: "If you put up a feeder, they will come".

May 18, 2008 at 10:00 PM
EH said...

Fun gift LS, and good thinking PP! I wonder if JH is reading this...me too please!

May 19, 2008 at 9:58 AM

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