Rolf from Holland Praying Mantis from Germany competition and Mick Burns benches in the nature park would be great starts for references for my clients. Any one else with big bug and Sebastains lizards and skulls of prehistoric's as Mick Burns and others had done. Thanks for any help in my quest to satisfy my clients needs. Tommy's leave benches, Dick tilley's owl bench. I think you get the picture and they will probalby want them all in the garden. Private home not a commerical busness.

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Good luck

You're welcome to plunder my website for reference material Jim.
Good luck with the project.
Cheers
Mick

www.chainsawsculpture.co.uk

This was my only attempt at a bench but with a little more work the idea could be good in a garden

Jim, just seen your question on how to get to Birmingham, will you be driving or using public transport?
I have travelled to Amsterdam before from Newcastle via Lomndon with National Express which is a cheap coach travel firm.
You should be able to book an open return journey through them in Amsterdam to Birmingham

http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/index.cfm

Here is another site I have just looked at which may help,

http://www.amsterdamlogue.com/getting-from-amsterdam-to-london-youve-got-4-options.html

If you are driving here is a link to the AA route planner which is handy, Dover to Birmingham
http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/index.jsp

If you are driving you could travel to Hull by ferry then on to Birmingham which would take an hour less.

Hope this is of some help, Tommy

Not many insects but plenty of benches on my site if they are of use to you .
www.chainsawcreations.co.uk
Cheers
Iain

This is exactly what I needed to inspire the clients and give them a nice choice of what is possible for their little spot on the planet. Does anyone have a photo of the Praying Mantis seat that Rolf from Holland did in a German competiton? I can't find it and I know I printed it off last year. Where's my secetary at! ! ! Oh, thats right I don't have one.