Custom Tiki statue carver needed - General Tiki

S Skipper Member Denmark, Frederikshavn Joined: Oct 26, 2010 Posts: 89	S Skipper Posted posted on Fri, Oct 29, 2010 12:14 PM On 2010-10-29 09:26, MadDogMike wrote: Here's a "before" picture Skipper had posted in his Bilge - Concrete Hause thread Skipper, you must have wrapped the foam in some sort of mesh before you put the concrete on it? I took a styrofoam plate size h 50mm b 600mm L 1200mm so I shared it in half and cut out for the iron bar .. put it around the pole and foamed with special glue. Then I began to shape it as a flat stone, as it is water that runs down over rocks, it will be quite smooth stones that are honed with time, making the background made different whole because there was no water over them. it took me 2 days to cut all the flamingo. and a day to carve cement .. I have some other pictures from the mini golf course where we have made several waterfalls and water fountains if you want to see them ...

On 2010-10-29 09:26, MadDogMike wrote:
Here's a "before" picture Skipper had posted in his Bilge - Concrete Hause thread

Skipper, you must have wrapped the foam in some sort of mesh before you put the concrete on it?

I took a styrofoam plate size h 50mm b 600mm L 1200mm so I shared it in half and cut out for the iron bar .. put it around the pole and foamed with special glue. Then I began to shape it as a flat stone, as it is water that runs down over rocks, it will be quite smooth stones that are honed with time, making the background made different whole because there was no water over them. it took me 2 days to cut all the flamingo. and a day to carve cement .. I have some other pictures from the mini golf course where we have made several waterfalls and water fountains if you want to see them ...

Post #562357 by Skipper on Fri, Oct 29, 2010 12:14 PM