My dad's project

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This isn't one of my projects, but instead these are something my dad makes.  I always thought they were so beautiful that I want to show them off a little bit for him.  He makes lamps and plant stands out of diamond willow.  For those who don't know, diamond willow is simply a pussy willow with a malformation in the wood that makes diamond shapes.  When the bark is peeled off, these can be really quite pretty.

Here is my plant stand with a close up of the "diamonds" as well as my lamp he made under the cut:

Here is a closeup of one of the best bits:


And here is my lamp he made:


With a close up of the detail

He had once started on making a chair out of this stuff, but  got really sick and the project never was finished.  I always thought these would make a beautiful headboard and foot board for a natural bed.  Finding branches big enough to span the width of the bed would be a challenge, but wouldn't it be neat?