Bored ?

[rustygarden]

Bored , what to do . Rummaged through some junk and found an old brake rotor and a canning rack . 5 minutes later it was assembled . Grabbed a junky Mugo pine and the deed was done . Not the right tree for it but I am going to make another one .

 

[vesper818]

That's astronomical! Mugo goes to Saturn!

 

[jandslegate]

Bored , what to do . Rummaged through some junk and found an old brake rotor and a canning rack . 5 minutes later it was assembled . Grabbed a junky Mugo pine and the deed was done . Not the right tree for it but I am going to make another one .View attachment 490331View attachment 490332View attachment 490333

That's awesome!

 

[Gabler]

Bored , what to do . Rummaged through some junk and found an old brake rotor and a canning rack . 5 minutes later it was assembled . Grabbed a junky Mugo pine and the deed was done . Not the right tree for it but I am going to make another one .View attachment 490331View attachment 490332View attachment 490333

I did something similar in an art class in college. The crunchy art professors ate it up. That said, I do see a lot of value in repurposing junk.

Yours is a heck of a lot better than mine was. Well done.

 

[Tieball]

Imaginative work! Well done on the creativity. Mighty fine!

 

[Michael P]

I love unconventional bonsai containers. My favorites are steel plow disks.

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

 

[rustygarden]

Thank you all for some positive comments. Appreciate all of them.

 

[rustygarden]

I love unconventional bonsai containers. My favorites are steel plow disks.

Are you using discs like this ? I think the second one which is flat could also be used as a display stand .

 

[Michael P]

Yes, like the first one. Where did you get those cool feet? I often use muck to increase the useful soil depth,

 

[rustygarden]

Yes, like the first one. Where did you get those cool feet? I often use muck to increase the useful soil depth,

Its a chain of some kind . I used to go to the steel yard and scrounge . Now its very expensive lol .

 

[rustygarden]

Yes, like the first one. Where did you get those cool feet? I often use muck to increase the useful soil depth,

I should have told you to post up some pictures . Feel free if you like .

 

[Michael P]

I will soon. I have one semitanuki in a plow disk and a portulacaria forest on a modified steel disk. They both need pruning, will post before and after photos.

 

[rustygarden]

Started a new metal pot . Learned a lot . Next one will be better .

 

[rustygarden]

Started on a new pot today . Who knows how it will turn out lol .

 

[Mikecheck123]

Started on a new pot today . Who knows how it will turn out lol .View attachment 500450View attachment 500451View attachment 500452

Is that a downvote inside?

 

[Gabler]

Is that a downvote inside?

It's an upvote. It's just upside down.

 

[rustygarden]

Made some progress today , need to figure out the top edge treatment .

 

[pandacular]

These are awesome! You should check out the Avant-Garden Exhibit going on right now at the Pacific Bonsai Museum, several of the pieces are very much so in this vein.

 

[BrianBay9]

These are awesome! You should check out the Avant-Garden Exhibit going on right now at the Pacific Bonsai Museum, several of the pieces are very much so in this vein.

Very cool. Link https://pacificbonsaimuseum.org/on-view/exhibits/