Birch is good for indoors only outside it rots in one year. The bark however lasts a long time. just the inside rots quickly. It is also good for attracting...
... however lasts a long time. just the inside rots quickly. It is also good for attracting boring beetles ( those little holes that produce sawdust)...
I do not believe it will with turpentine. my experience with turp is it will darken it for a while but when it dries you will not notice much or any change. a...
Ok i think im wanting to try a class, i live is Lewiston Mi. anything close. Also where can i buy like twigs to try something with. So i know what to find on...
I am not scheduled to teach anywhere close to Lewiston For info on where I will be teaching see www.bimwillow.com I do teach here at my home if you would want...
what are the spec for the class, its about 2 hour drive, what are your home classes like and what do they cover Thank You Have a great day Doug and Mary ...
My home classes are flexible. If you want to just take a simple workshop and build one project that is ok The price for a dinning chair would be $100.00 and I...
Doug and Mary I would highly recommend Bims class. I took his training about a year ago. The high back dinning chair that I make is a chair I learned to make...
Hello, I am new to the group, thanks for letting me join you all! I never in a million years thought there would be a group for this topic I am so pleased! My...
Welcome to where the twisted is the norm. My name is Bim Willow one of the Moderators on this group and owner of www.rusticfurnituremakers.com Where you will...
Dear Bitsy, You are definitely welcome and it's good to have more members. Possibly we could be called a loosely knit group, but I prefer the image of a...
I have added a few more places that I will be teaching near you one is is Grand Rapids at Mejers Gardens and one in Hastings MI at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute...
Spring Rustic News Letter The early spring flowers pop their heads though the cold ground hinting that spring is on its way. Spring is the time of year that...
Hello everyone, I jsut finished reading my first newsletter and I must say that was very touching. I want everyone who has followed their passion for rustic...
It's been a long winter and spring seems to be around the corner. I am hoping to to do some willow hunting this coming weekend. Me and my two spaniels Chase...
Hi Everyone, Thankyou for the warm welcome. I was wondering if anyone grew their own willow or other material to work with? I am considering doing that. Bitsy...
Hi everyone, I haven't downloaded the pictures of the wreaths I made yet, I am always busy busy busy and honestly haven't got my nerve up yet. I see all of...
Hi there. I was given 2 chairs that I'd like to restore if I can. They are older, coming apart, and have been outside a while, but I love the character and...
options for your chairs are one put them back together with nails and or wire. peel off all bark that is coming off I would paint them. Painting willow...
It is all good. the only real limitation is your imagination. In using what is available you are right in sinc with what rustic is all about. Hey the empire...
Paint it? Really? I guess the only twig furniture I've seen has been natural. With an outdoor type paint or a shellac or varnish? My hubby would freak if I...
outside house paint would work. The furniture that you may see in antique shops built in the thirties- fifties was painted. Often whimsical colors. There are...
I ordered Bim's book and loved all the pictures in. I expected some long winded explanations on the how and why that I get from a lot of woodworking books. Did...
Thanks Dennis I will have three new books out next year and three the year after. stay tuned By the way I just got a contract to build the willow furniture for...
Hello everyone, I am a new member, living in central Manitoba, Canada, we have lots of the raw material, several different kinds of willow including that with...
Welcome to the twig group yes the diamond shapes in the diamond willow is caused by I beleive a fungus. tools can be real simple depending on the style of...
I was told last week that I am killing myself by doing all these first year shows. Well some of them work out and some I just barely break even, but what is...
I don't know of a single show in the whole western United States that is just for rustic furniture. I know they have them back east. Am I missing something?...
