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Have a look at all the ways former tools , scrap metal , and metal part can be transform into unique garden nontextual matter . From quirky birds to motorcycle gearing trellis , there are unnumbered ways to let rusty parts live on your backyard .
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Garden art woodpecker made from old metal parts
Recycled Tool Art Ideas
These are some of my favorite dust art idea taken on garden tours over many long time .
Some feature old cock simply displayed as artwork on paries and fence .
Other time long - handled tools get a raw function as treillage for climbing plants .
The most charming are the fauna like cats , birds , and imaginary fauna made from a compilation of rusty tool . This ordinarily requires welding but you could collect the tools and bring them to a welder to forgather .
1Woodpecker
This woodpecker was understandably made by a pro with some artistic skills . See how a shovel was curve and made into fender ?
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2Bird
I have it away this hammerhead dame with it ’s big washer eyes .
In this next moving picture I listed the various parts used to make it .
3Bird
This is another bird from the same garden . It has a shovel body , rebar legs , and vainglorious metallic element spool eyes .
The role are simple and easy to find in rubble shops .
4Crows
Some gardeners really like the facial expression of rusted metal . Others ca n’t hold back to give it a coating of key .
These laughable crow are made from shovels ( paint disgraceful ) , rebar ( painted yellowed ) , and other assorted part .
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5Garden Tools
elder garden tool made from Grant Wood and metal get a gorgeous patina as the years go on .
Here they are display with a icteric folk art bird .
6Roadrunner
This roadrunner bird has a fun combing made from a rake head .
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7Knight
Another expert piece which I ’m sure was not gimcrack . This charming knight has all sorts of wonderful detail include chain for hair and horseshoe armor . It ’s so well done .
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8Hand Tools
This idea was more unwashed years ago before bit metal started fetching a good Mary Leontyne Price . I love how the tools look order on the caducous rampart .
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9Tool Collection
This is the with child tool collection I have ever see . I ideate the possessor like to buy up random boxes of old farm dick at auction and add to this display .
See what I mean ? That ’s a mass of tools .
Most are in their natural United States Department of State but I did observe a painted saw too .
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10Gears
Another play idea : garner an salmagundi of old gears and weld them together to form a trellis .
11Trellis
This one is in my garden . I was render to get the orange nasturtiums to climb up but they had other ideas .
12Shovel Bird
It probably bowdlerise the life of the garden art to have the shovel facing this means where it collects water but it ’s a very scented Bronx cheer nonetheless .
13Owl
I made this owl from an previous metal stove release filter , whisks , give notice jar hat , springs , and fork .
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14Licence Plates
I had to include this one since I still see it fairly often on garden duty tour . Not everyone likes licence home but if that ’s you , give them to someone who does !
15Garden Tools
This was inmy first garden which you’re able to tour here . I was n’t sure what to do with tools as they got damaged so I just hung them on the fence for further consideration .
16Tool Art
This is some of the stuff onmy shed walls . Sometimes it ’s not the exclusive piece that exercise but how they all go together .
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17Garden Tool
I ’ve had this tool for ages and never found it useful so I painted the handle blue and hung it on the arbour .
18Cat
Not a outstanding photograph but a favorite little alloy garden cat made from various metal garbage .
19Birdhouse
It ’s never recommended to put a pole on a birdhouse used by actual shuttle ( because it makes it too easy for predator to get in ) , but I love this tool as an art piece .
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20Wheel
No , it ’s not a tool , but old metal rack are always awesome in the garden . And I love how they stashed the birdhouse at the hang spoke .
And there you go . give ear onto to those old peter and get creative .
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