Custom Aspen Disc Golf Basket

[PineBasketBuilder]

Custom Aspen Disc Golf Basket FOR SALE

Finally a basket the wife won't mind looking at in the yard and be the envy of all your disc golfing friends.

Aspen handcrafted coped rings and supports featuring a mortise and tenon basket all worked into a solid aspen tree that forms the center post and top ring support and top branches that can hold a custom sign of your liking.

Total Basket Height 59"
Basket Height 32"
Basket to Top Ring Chain Target Height 26"
22 Chains- 16 outer, 6 inner
Basket Diameter 24 1/2"
Chain Diameter at Top Ring 21 1/2"
2 Coats Natural Stain and 2 coats Polyacrylic gloss preservative applied

This is the 3rd of these baskets made, the other two are at the Phantom Falls course in Pine, CO and can be viewed on this site or in person by contacting the course owner about playing a round or see this one in person by calling me.

Yes it is pricey, asking $1,000 for this one of a kind gem.
For more pics view my photo album

If interested contact Mark Hilbert, Pine Builders at 303-816-9175

Thanks,
Mark

[srm_520]

Pretty sweet looking basket, but 1000$ is a bit steep. I think it would be more fun to try and build one. Sounds like I've got my summer project (added to the list of many )

[phishbrained]

Wow that basket is beautiful, too bad i could never afford it. How much does it wear with heavy use?

[solomon.trenton]

as the other posts said it is beautiful, but why so much?

[Marty McFly]

Is it bad that I just asked my wife for this on my birthday?

[PineBasketBuilder]

Here's the short answer to questions, long answer to follow.

Cost is based on 40+ hours of work, cutting trees, peeling, sanding, cutting, forming rings, sanding, coping branches, asemmbling, sanding, mortise and tenon joint connecting basket, filling screw holes and any gaps, sanding, staining, stain again, gloss finish, sand once more, final coat gloss finish then add chains. You'd get a better appreciation for it in person as opposed to a pic on the web.
Aspen has a lot of character to it, twists, turns, knot, branches, rub marks from elk and deer. All of these are incorporated into the basket to give it it's unique character.

It takes about 10-15 aspen trees that are 12'-18' tall to get all the wood for one basket that's the correct diameter(a lot of excess firewood). The hardest part is finding the center post that has the right character to be the basis for a basket with good branches for ring support and arms at the top for a sign. The rings are actually made of 16 individual pieces that are formed together to make a circle. These are 1 3/4"-2" in diameter to be strong enough to hold up to the weather and my bad putts. The basket is formed by fitting 7"-8" uprights using tenon joints into top and bottom rings (this is the most time consuming and aggravating process but creates the strongest joint for being hit by discs and not breaking). There is a ton of sanding involved as stated and lots of staining and varnish to make it shine.

These baskets are more a piece of fine furniture than a disc basket. You could and I have created other baskets using plywood and dimension lumber for a good basket that is functional and pretty but does not compare to these.

To answer "How do they hold up?" The two at Phantom Falls have been out this winter and have seen 100's of rounds and maybe almost 1,000 putts and are holding up great. Using 1 3/4"-2" diameter logs helps the constant disc abuse and gives them a more natural tree feel. The only issue is the sun bakes the stain pretty good around here so they need to be stained maybe twice a year. Hopefully the Polyacrylic sealer I used on this one will slow the suns effects on the finish.

Congratulations on making it to the end of this post. Feel free to contact me with any other questions and let me leave you all with one- Have you seen a better looking basket? and Marty, good job on your basket I like it a lot, it should give you hours of enjoyment and you built it, NICE WORK.

Here are some close up pics on the Phantom Falls basket and an older version of basket that I made.

[gwillim]

mmmmm...pretzels.

[A.Mutt]

That's a work of art and as an artist I really appreciate the 'you' you had to put into it. Totally a fair price. I can't tell you how much I wish I had that kind of expendable cash. Who ever ends up owning it is a lucky sob.

[humchris85]

I agree with A.Mutt that is a beutifull peice of art and should be valued as so. If I had the extra cash I would have one in my house.

[JR Stengele]

It looks so nice it would be tough to throw at. I would want it as a center piece above my mantel or on my dinner table.