Unsightly Stump
by
Kandy Scott
(IC: homeowner)
Unsightly stump in front yard. Took bowling balls and drilled holes through one of the finger holes, did not go all the way through. Drilled holes in stump at angles. Inserted rebar in ball and stump. Told my landlord that the stump was sprouting.
Use car wax to shine the balls. After a few years (8) they are cracking. Adds character.
Here I have taken some of the balls off their rebar stands so you could see the process. The rebar is from Home Depot already cut into 12" length. I put a big drill bit (same one used to drill the hole in the ball) the size of the rebar and drilled the holes in trunk at a pleasing angle. Then slid the ball on the rebar. Nothing is permanent...I like to be able to change my mind.
Here is how they looked this morning after a light dusting of snow.
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Published February 1st, 2016 9:48 AM
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Tupp on Aug 02, 2017
You know, we are all made different, so perhaps a project that you see on here may not be to your liking, but kudos to those that got off there butts and did something with their day, added a little color to some where, and kept it OUT of the landfill, so to those people I say Thank you..
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Mary Insana on Feb 03, 2019
I agree. We are all made different and we all like different things. Some recycle projects go smoothly and come out exactly how we wanted them and some projects are not exactly what we were hoping for. That’s the beauty of using recycled items.
If you have a vision then follow through. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To end this, my husband has 4 small duck pin bowling balls that are sitting in the garage..........my next project 😊
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Did you use any glue on the rebar? I want to mount them on either rebar or aluminum pipe at different heights for a ball garden but don’t know what will hold up to 16# balls on a metal stake. Thanks!