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robin wood
 Post subject: a nice gate
PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:43 am 
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I have just got back from a couple of days installing a commemorative gate near Banbury, nice spot to work and nice work to be doing.

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The carving was done by another chap, I am not normally a fan of carving but thought this was quite nice.

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and this is what it replaced.

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good grief talk about improvement on what was there :shock: :clap: could there be more of a gap between beauty & grimness :lol:
Its divine Robin,the gate,the posts,the fence,its going to bring such joy to those that pass through it & importantly I believe show them that such things are made by clever hands :D
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Wow that's amazing, it looks like something from a fairytale story it's soooo beautiful. Very impressed Robin, I wish I could walk through that on my travels.

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greentwinsmummy wrote:
good grief talk about improvement on what was there :shock: :clap: could there be more of a gap between beauty & grimness :lol:
Its divine Robin,the gate,the posts,the fence,its going to bring such joy to those that pass through it & importantly I believe show them that such things are made by clever hands :D


Nice work Rob,looks like you and the carver should should team up more in the future! :clap: :clap:
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It's fantastical :mrgreen:

How sad is it going to be when we haven't got people with the skills and imagination to pull something like this off ! Will this be going on a public site Robin as would like to link to it from BGI Facebook page :D
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That is really beautiful, and as has been said - such a vast improvement on what was there before, and will no doubt stay looking beautiful as it ages and blends with the nature around it.
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Utterly beautiful and very 'Hobbiton'.
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chickenofthewoods wrote:
Utterly beautiful and very 'Hobbiton'.


Aye... reminds me of LOTR films when they are showing the hobbits shire's

Very Nice!
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MrCJ wrote:
It's fantastical :mrgreen:

How sad is it going to be when we haven't got people with the skills and imagination to pull something like this off ! Will this be going on a public site Robin as would like to link to it from BGI Facebook page :D


It is on a public footpath in Epwell near Banbury.

I am much inspired by medieval workmanship as was Tolkien so am happy with comparisons with the shire. :D
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The perfect gate to pause at and recite this:

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The Road Goes Ever On

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

-- J R R Tolkien
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It's absolutely beautiful Robin. You are very talented!!

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Greenlands
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That's one fine gate , and lovely carving.
I made my front gate from scrap wood found in skips, mortice and tenon joints, glued and dowelled, looks good, but I like yours better.
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as another worker in wood I must say this


damn good gate there Robin :claphigh:

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Lambretta89
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Very nice, if the council put these up along the plantation it would get burned by young drinkers unfortunately. I would love that to be the first thing people see when they come to my house, one hell of a first impression! :wnw:
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stuartjohnston1967
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:58 pm 
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what happened to the way mark sign ?

Only pulling your leg....... and the winner of best gate goes to.....

well done
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Chickadee
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Beautiful!
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superb!

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Its lovely. Can I have one please?? Love Lizzie
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