Stone planter.

Always looking to save a shilling I decided to make my own planter.
So I rolled the dice ...and went for it!


Managed not to break it

And planted it up today

First ever attempt with Alpines :rolleyes: Hope it looks OK!

 

Nice job Paladin, Iv'e got a feeling you will be making a few more of those in the future!

 

It's certainly a new twist to my kind of planting.

I put in..Sedium Spathulifolium.purpureum.
Saxifraga Moschata.Cloth of Gold.
Draba aizoides.
Thymus.Red start.
And two very small pieces,planted on the right edge, which I don't know...somehow they were in bag when I got home

And I reckon you're right DAG..Been bitten by the bug

 

nice red sempervivum would just set it all off.

Well done that man! great piece of sculpture.

 

can i place an order please!

 

:D Paladin, I'll have half a dozen as well! :D

I imagine that is a fairly soft type of stone then?

How many times did you have to put a new edge on your tools to make that planter?

 

That's superb Paladin - a lot of work.

 

That planter looks great. What tools did you use? I have got a granite bird table/ water bath which my dad dug up in his garden. It looks very amateurish but the main problem is it's so shallow [less than 1"] that it is useless for a birdbath in summer, and as it's only 2-3' high I can't really use it as a birdtable because the dogs steal the food! I know granite is very hard but could I deepen it myself?

 

Disc cutter with a Diamond disc.Stone axe,Flint axe(knapper),Chisels and stone dressing block.
:D Think you should use the diamond disc and chisels...and Semtex!

 

Easiest stone to work is sandstone and you can get a good start by drilling loads of holes with a large (20mm+) carbide bit and hammer drill then carefully chip the rest out with a hammer and bolster or cold chisle. A 1mx1/2mx1/2m block weighs in over 1/2 tonne so don't be too ambitious with your first one!

Always wear eye protection and a dust mask when working stone.

Granite is for professionals - don't even think about going there!

 

Here's the 'birdbath'

What could I do with it if I can't deepen the depression?
No rude comments, it has sentimental value! :D

 

Liz,as you know granite is very hard but someone has had a bash.Have a try using a masons chisel and obviously ,be careful!


If you want one I'll make you a planter...all you'll have to do is come and collect it.

[ 27. April 2006, 06:55 PM: Message edited by: Paladin ]

 

Thank you very much Paladin, I'll join the queue. I rather fancy getting a chisel and having a go at the bird table. The worst I could do would be to split it then at least I could have some drainage!