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I’ve got this old leaf rake head. I don’t need another one and would like to do something decorative with it. What would you do?
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It looks like the tail of a bird!!

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Would there be a little climbing flower plant or something that would wind its way up through it if it was set into a large pot?

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A bird, and a flower trellis. Now that you mention it . I don’t have an artistic bone in my body. I’m sure my granddaughter would love a colorful bird. My wife would like the trellis idea.

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These two ideas have been more helpful to me than all the time I’ve spent looking at my wife’s Pinterest account. You guys are the best! When I get something done with the rake head I’ll be sure to post it here.

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Looking forward to seeing the end result!!

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Pearl Sutton wrote:It looks like the tail of a bird!!



It's funny you say that. My dad made a gift for my lady that is a bird made out of old metal pieces from a junk yard. He used part of one of those rakes for the tail. It has a rock for a body.

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You could mount it to something sturdy and make an improvised bottle tree.
 
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It's funny you say that. My dad made a gift for my lady that is a bird made out of old metal pieces from a junk yard. He used part of one of those rakes for the tail. It has a rock for a body.



Trace I would love to see a picture. That could be helpful for those of us that are more fartsy than artsy like me. 😃

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Gardens in my mind never need water
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Well made buildings are fractal -- equally intelligent design at every level of detail.
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Ok, ok! A must have for my yard art collection!!!

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Give it to someone who needs a rake!

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Here are some really neat things that I found that other people have done:









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Thanks Anne. I do like the seasonal rake decor. We have a creeping ground cover in our wild spaces. In the fall bright red berries appear and I usually make garland out of it. With the rake I could change per the season. Great ideas!

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How about a pear fruit grabber thingy? Twelve foot of bamboo, old rake, and a planters pot!
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Delicious Ayer’s pear!
Delicious Ayer’s pear!

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I would paint it and make a macrame shelf out of it.  Matching colors, of course.

This would be the general pattern.  I'd weave the cord through the tines then macrame.
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Snip the tines, which are probably tempered steel, and make lockpicks.
You can even make quite a few and give them for Christmas.
Lockpicks, the gift that keeps on taking.
 
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Something cool would be a weathervane made out of that rake. You would put a short handle on the rake then mount some kind of upside down cup on the horizontal handle at the fulcrum. Then put a rod in the ground and place the weathervane cup over the rod. Be sure to put some kind of grease on top of the rod so it will spin easily. Then wait for the wind : D

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Scott, are you still using that rake as a fruit grabber?  

That pears look yummy and I would love some pears to make a pie.

I bet you have grabbed a lot of fruit since you posted three years ago.

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I have several yard art hens, made from broken rakes, clippers, old bicycles and such. I don't yet have a rooster. That would be the tail of my rooster.I could fan it upward and paint it dark green.
 
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