AusBonsai

i remeber seing a stand in a post i think on here that incorporated an actual trunk or part of a trunk of a tree, looked very australian, i will see if i can find it


jamie

here it is, a stand made by jayc viewtopic.php?f=29&t=1948

i am sure he wont mind posting it again, i dont want to be the one to copy it and post it just incase but i am sure jay will be quite happy to


jamie

No Worries Jamie! Thanks for the link.

I don't know why i didn't link it earlier....

JayC

no drama mate, its an excellent idea for a stand and i think would be perfect for an australian style display


well done on the design


jamie

jayP
Have you checked out the ANBG native bonsai show gallery (http://www.anbg.gov.au/bonsai/ )? There are a few 'different' stands there. Those not 'Asian' are polished wooded slabs, but there are also some log stumps and granite slabs.
Kunzea

I have been doing some Renos over the break at home, and came up with a novel idea of a stand to use for display

an Aussie Dunny!
one could make a nice Tokonoma from Fibro and corrugated Iron to create the right atmosphere

Ken

Hey Ken, can see you dont come from the bush. The out back dunny was made of tin with a pine lid. Should get hold of one of those, that would look the perfect part then.

kcpoole wrote:I have been doing some Renos over the break at home, and came up with a novel idea of a stand to use for display

an Aussie Dunny!
one could make a nice Tokonoma from Fibro and corrugated Iron to create the right atmosphere

Ken

I am resiting a comment

Petra wrote:Hey Ken, can see you dont come from the bush. The out back dunny was made of tin with a pine lid. Should get hold of one of those, that would look the perfect part then.

Yeah Sorry, Maybe my vision can be a urban Dunny, You can do the bushie style
The newspaper cuttings hanging on a hook can be the accompaniment, or should that be the aussie equivalent of a scroll?

Definitely a pot ken (not a stand)
Gerard

Well, my husband made me a new plant pot today, we were going to use it for Alecost, but it could be a large cascade pot... Maybe we could make a smaller one with a VB can, hmmm.

Recently I was lucky enough to get a stand which has been made from a plank that was originally part of a bridge. It is obviously quite old and surprisingly heavy. A large hole remains as evidence of a metal spike which once secured the plank to the bridge[/attachment] I have no idea what the wood is, perhaps redgum?

Gerard

Nice Gerard, definitely Aussie

Ken