This is Awesome! It make me look like I don't have a hammock problem.
This is Awesome! It make me look like I don't have a hammock problem.
Hanging in the woods, paddlin and catching trout- My kind of living...
Can't hang in the woods so bring the trees to the house. Like the logic and the execution. Ceiling fans are a problem.
oooh, I want to do this...
(...thinking about the branches we cut off that tree last fall, hmmm, how big were they.....?)
There's a library in town that took the trunks of trees cut down to make way for the building and used them in the interior of the building as posts. HEY! Maybe I should take a hammock over there and try it out!
Awesome! Really nice!
Right goodie that for sure.
Shug
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Actually, because there is no ridgepole needed, you can hang right under a ceiling fan. I'm not sure if you can see it in the pic, but there's a fan there. The brackets and rope hold the trunks as solid as if they grew there!Originally Posted by ylnfrt
Rick
I wonder how it is we have come to this place in our society where art and nature are spoke in terms of what is optional, the pastime and concern of the elite?
-Terry Tempest Williams
Do you have a picture of the brackets themselves? I can't tell how the rope is tied to them; there seem to be some hooks or tie points. Would love to see them!
Great idea! Blends perfectly with the trompe-l'œil ceiling! Just add a sound machine with thunderstorm sounds.
Caminante, son tus huellas el camino y nada más... - Antonio Machado
Originally I was going to make them out of wood, probably oak or maple, with some eye bolts, (I still have a sketch, I think) but then I decided that the aluminum would be a more simple design. The metal is 1/4" thick and each plate is sized and drilled to match the studs in the chosen location. They are attached with #10 x 3.5" construction screws. I lashed the trunks to the brackets with 3/8" cheap sisal rope from HD.
Rick
I wonder how it is we have come to this place in our society where art and nature are spoke in terms of what is optional, the pastime and concern of the elite?
-Terry Tempest Williams
Thanks! HahahaThe curse of an artist; no room left to hang paintings on the wall, so...paint the wall!
Rick
I wonder how it is we have come to this place in our society where art and nature are spoke in terms of what is optional, the pastime and concern of the elite?
-Terry Tempest Williams
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