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Junkyard find
Posted: November 14th, 2010, 3:07 pm
by Tinmonkey
I found these little stonewear bowls at the local junkyard while looking for bits and peices to make a compost turner.
I thought they might make nce little Bonsai pots after i drill a drain hole in them.
What do you think?
They only cost $5 for the lot so if they arent any good its no great loss.
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Re: Junkyard find
Posted: November 14th, 2010, 3:15 pm
by daiviet_nguyen
I hope the cost of the drill bits does not exceed the cost of these

Re: Junkyard find
Posted: November 14th, 2010, 3:18 pm
by Tinmonkey
daiviet_nguyen wrote:I hope the cost of the drill bits does not exceed the cost of these

I already had the drill bits luckily

Re: Junkyard find
Posted: November 14th, 2010, 4:39 pm
by Mitchell
even if you had to get a bit it would be worth it. Great glaze on some of those, I can definitely see bonsai in them.
Great find!
Re: Junkyard find
Posted: November 14th, 2010, 4:48 pm
by Andrew E
Nice find, you can use them for accent plants as well.
Andrew
Re: Junkyard find
Posted: November 14th, 2010, 4:58 pm
by alpineart
Hi tinmonkey , when i started these are exactly what i used ,place the pot on thick rubber to prevent breakage. Still collect the occasional nice decorative pots , bowls even saucers .I have picked up quite a few nice Japanese bonsai pots browsing Op shops for 50 cents a throw .Good recycling .Cheers Alpine
Re: Junkyard find
Posted: November 15th, 2010, 7:26 am
by MattA
Looks like a good score to me, like Alpine I started out with this sort of stuff for trees and accents and I still have many of them with trees & other bits in them.
I drill mine in a bucket of sand with a hose dribbling over it to stop the bit getting too hot. Go slow when drilling, also to help reduce the pots from chipping & splitting put some masking tape on the outer side of where you are drilling.
Look forward to seeing them with plants in.
Matt