Not me........ the pen I made from an 88 year old ladder, may be older, found in a 4th floor loft in the Perelman building in Philly minus the pigeon droppings. I attached a link for any history buffs interested in reading about the building. The area was being cleared of roosting birds about 2 months ago and the ladder was against a wall where the pigeons used it for, well you know. The ladder was up there since the building was finished in late 1927. It was originally the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company Building. I cut the ladder up, put the wood in trash bags and took it home. Of course, with gloves and mask I cleaned it up, cut it into blanks and turned this piece. The cat is keeping the birds away just in case they return.....
Pictures of one of the sections show a side view of the rungs and a metal plate we couldn't figure out why it was nailed to the side. This was not a folding type ladder, it was about 6 feet long.
The pen is not finished with anything. It's bare but sanded to 12000 grit. I wanted it natural. In fact I can smell the wood unfinished. Maybe I'll do that with a piece of cedar. Anyway, copper hardware is on it being there was copper used for some sections of roof on that building. I gave the lower end elevation so the grain layers are prominent and added a little spindle cut for effect. The species of wood is not known so whatever they used for ladder wood back in the day.?
My new desk pen. Some fun eh?
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAAahUKEwielYPolPPIAhWByj4KHdhABHc&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philamuseum.org%2Finformation%2F45-289-100.html&usg=AFQjCNGJjM2eIcELNl62-mZIySmEpo759Q&sig2=1791AmU-4j6h5RKhfxSG5g
Pictures of one of the sections show a side view of the rungs and a metal plate we couldn't figure out why it was nailed to the side. This was not a folding type ladder, it was about 6 feet long.
The pen is not finished with anything. It's bare but sanded to 12000 grit. I wanted it natural. In fact I can smell the wood unfinished. Maybe I'll do that with a piece of cedar. Anyway, copper hardware is on it being there was copper used for some sections of roof on that building. I gave the lower end elevation so the grain layers are prominent and added a little spindle cut for effect. The species of wood is not known so whatever they used for ladder wood back in the day.?
My new desk pen. Some fun eh?
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAAahUKEwielYPolPPIAhWByj4KHdhABHc&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philamuseum.org%2Finformation%2F45-289-100.html&usg=AFQjCNGJjM2eIcELNl62-mZIySmEpo759Q&sig2=1791AmU-4j6h5RKhfxSG5g
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