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Colin Hamilton

Cattail Address Sign
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Another address sign I made recently… This sign borrows the rustic torii gate style to get its main shape.  It is made all from salvaged red cedar driftwood that I…

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California Quail Sign
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This sign project was fun.   I used some nice curvy red cedar for the posts and cap.  The sign is two pieces of cedar bookended to create a dark to…

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Quail Sign
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The image of the California Quail adorns this mortise and tenon address sign for a California property.

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Hand Split Cedar Roof Shakes
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Being a splitter of cedar by trade, Colin naturally decided to split all his own shakes for the roof of his new workshop by hand.  Having many piles of cedar…

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The Roof of the Cob Workshop
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As we move into the first week of October, it remains the driest summer on record here on the west coast, parching the gardens, drying up wells, and raising the…

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The Workshop’s Cob Walls
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By early August, we were ready to begin adding the cob walls onto the stone foundations for Colin’s workshop that were built during July.  The door bucks were assembled and…

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Cob Workshop- Stone Foundation
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This summer, we have been focusing much of our attention on building a new wood working shop for Colin on our property.  His designs for a load bearing cob shop…

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Cattail Address Sign
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Hand split red cedar address sign with mortise and tenon joinery.  Address and cattail image carved and painted.

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Pender Car Stop Benches
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I had the great pleasure of being asked this summer to build a series of hand split red cedar benches for some of the most used local car stops on…

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Cob courtyard gate
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This gate is at the top of another stone staircase down the lower field.  This simple Z style gate is made from recycled cedar driftwood, along with the roof that…

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Towler bench detail
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Here is a detail of the armrest and post on this split cedar bench.  Notice the coloration in the cedar, and the knot hole in the top of the post. …

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Towler Bench
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Hand split red cedar bench that is 5′ long made from reclaimed driftwood.

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Interior cob wall and sculpture
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This picture shows a cob wall we did behind a wood stove to help retain heat.  It also acts a sculptural piece adding art to the living room!

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Stone bench in drystack wall
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Here is a very comfortable stone bench that I built into a drystack wall.  It is at the end of the stone patio beside the new greenhouse.  Made with local…

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Stone staircase with ramp
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This client wanted to be able to wheelbarrow down the slope to the green house, but also wanted a grand staircase, so this is what I came up with…it works…

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