#pine wood

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[saintmichale]

You are many things Predis Quifrey, and a good liar is not one of them

[almostarts]

Los Carpinteros, "Granada de Mano," 2004,

The sculpture takes the terrifying, destructive form of a hand grenade and completely reimagines it into a beautifully detailed, geometric wooden chest of drawers.

Each individual segment of the grenade's traditional fragmented outer shell serves as a functional, pull-out drawer.

This juxtaposition highlights the collective's signature theme: exploring the friction between utility and uselessness, and weaponized form versus domestic function.

By transforming a weapon of war into domestic furniture, they neutralize its violence through the calming, artisanal medium of finely carved Pine.

77 h × 50 w in (196 × 127 cm)

[intomore]

The Hexagon House Hotel, Mineral Wells, Texas,

This unique four-story, hexagonal structure was designed to optimize airflow throughout its 30 rooms, which made it popular in the hot Texas climate. It was also among the first hotels in the town to feature rooms lit by electricity. 

It was constructed of long-leaf yellow pine; the exterior was cypress siding, and the roof was covered with hand-split cypress shingles. The interior was of "Heart of Pine" (The hardest that could be found) wood.

All the stone work was done by two English stone-masons. The building was constructed with pegs and square nails.

The four staircases inside spiraled through the five floors.

The lobby floor was covered with hexagon-shaped tan, brown and blue tiles.

The rooms were hexagon-shaped with a bath between every two rooms. 

Construction was started in 1895 and completed in 1897. The building was dismantled in 1959 for its building materials.

[oldfarmhouse]

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[geopsych]

I ran across this old picture this morning, taken 10 years ago today when I was just starting to take pictures. This whole little pine wood came down in Hurricane Sandy only 7 months later. If it weren’t for this picture I would have forgotten how it looked. Take pictures.

[countryimages]

In a pine wood - Christen Dalsgaard

[inundati0n]