Old Timber Keeper Woodland Spirit Face Metal Garden Art

If the old trees along a dirt road could tell their stories, we like to think one of them would look a little like this fellow. A crooked smile, a patient gaze, and a beard that seems to have grown right along with the woods.

Meet Old Timber Keeper, an oversized woodland spirit face with a jagged, timber-like crown, pointed ears, a sweeping mustache, and a long flowing beard. He's a friendly bit of forest folklore for the porch where you drink your morning coffee or the garden path you wander at the end of the day.

Part of The Dirt Road Gardener's Woodland Spirit Faces, this plasma-cut metal garden and porch art is made from 14-gauge steel. His open cutouts let the wood grain, wall, or greenery behind him show through. Give him a place on a garden fence, rustic porch wall, or cabin wall, and let him bring a little storybook character to your everyday surroundings.

Your piece at a glance

• Design: Old Timber Keeper, a woodland tree spirit face with a jagged crown, pointed ears, and long beard
• Product family: Spirit Faces • Woodland designs
• Material: 14-gauge steel
• Available sizes: 24”, 30”, or 36”
• 24”: $169 • 30”: $219 • 36”: $279
• Finish choices: Raw Steel, Signature Rusted Finish, or Flat Black
• Your selected finish and free shipping are included in the price
• Made to order; allow 7–10 business days for production before shipment

Choose 24” for a smaller garden nook, 30” for a generous focal point, or 36” for a full woodland statement. The pictured piece shows our Signature Rusted Finish; each hand-finished piece develops its own character.

Shipping, Finishes & Production

Every Spirit Face is made to order from 14-gauge steel and finished by hand in your choice of Raw Steel, Signature Rusted Finish, or Flat Black. Your selected finish is included in the price, and shipping is always free.

Orders ship by UPS Ground whenever UPS delivery is available to your address. Because each piece is made specifically for you, please allow 7–10 business days for production before shipment.

Finish Options

Raw Steel
Raw means exactly that—unfinished steel as it comes from the mill. It is not sealed and will naturally age, darken, oxidize, and develop its own patina over time. Variations in mill scale, grain, tone, and surface markings are normal and part of the character of raw steel.

Signature Rusted Finish
Our signature rusted finish is real rust—not paint, powder coating, faux rust, or a printed finish. We begin the natural rusting process by hand using a mixture of vinegar, peroxide, and salt.

Because the steel arrives from the mill with its own unique grain, scale, and surface characteristics, no two pieces will ever rust exactly the same. Variations in color, pattern, depth, and texture are expected and make every piece one of a kind.

The rusted finish is left unsealed and will continue to weather and develop naturally over time. Because it is real, unsealed rust, some color or residue may transfer to hands, clothing, walls, siding, or other surfaces, especially when new or exposed to moisture.

Flat Black
Our Flat Black finish is coated with Rust-Oleum flat black paint for a clean, classic look and added surface protection.

Made to Order & Returns

Every piece is made to order based on the size and finish selected by the customer. Because we begin production specifically for your order, we do not accept returns or offer refunds for made-to-order items.

If your order arrives damaged, arrives incorrectly, or does not arrive at all, please contact us within 7 days of the estimated delivery date. We will review the situation with you and work toward an agreed-upon solution.