Xenomurphy
09. Old Man Willow
“Sam rushed back to the bank. Frodo was in the water, close to the edge … Merry was trapped: another crack had closed about his waist …”
I’m pretty sure it’s more than 10 years ago that I planned to build a pollard willow one day. Their trunks are pretty short, straight and boring, but their “heads” are a challenge. Initially I wanted to use flexible hoses, but I became more of a purist over the years (you need to cut the hoses and probably add some wire to keep them from hanging down and both is not purist). I’m more than happy with this result.
And again, I have to give credit to Jonas for the idea to use some new Harry Potter wands as twig tips (you might see a pattern here by now).
A similar scene appears in the extended version of the second movie, but in the books Old Man Willow makes his appearance now, where all four Hobbits are still together and in the Old Forest near Buckland.
09. Old Man Willow
“Sam rushed back to the bank. Frodo was in the water, close to the edge … Merry was trapped: another crack had closed about his waist …”
I’m pretty sure it’s more than 10 years ago that I planned to build a pollard willow one day. Their trunks are pretty short, straight and boring, but their “heads” are a challenge. Initially I wanted to use flexible hoses, but I became more of a purist over the years (you need to cut the hoses and probably add some wire to keep them from hanging down and both is not purist). I’m more than happy with this result.
And again, I have to give credit to Jonas for the idea to use some new Harry Potter wands as twig tips (you might see a pattern here by now).
A similar scene appears in the extended version of the second movie, but in the books Old Man Willow makes his appearance now, where all four Hobbits are still together and in the Old Forest near Buckland.