llanago
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Post by llanago on May 12, 2004 22:04:35 GMT -5
Okay folks, here I go, trying to post a pic!  Hope it works!  The pic really doesn't do justice. |
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bwalters
has rocks in the head
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Post by bwalters on May 12, 2004 22:52:55 GMT -5
Hi All, Well, thanks to Llana, there they are. My very first completed rock project. And one of the best parts about this project is that involved one of my other favorite activities....woodworking. OK, be brutal, tell me what you think!  On second thought, don't be brutal, just tell me what you think I would like to hear. ;D Llana, thanks for posting this for me. You're great! Barbara |
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Post by sandsman1 on May 12, 2004 22:55:37 GMT -5
HEY BARB i realy like them what a great idea i still havent found my saw yet but im gonna try one when i do i think ya did a great job on them and after seeing yours i got some ideas of my own too, what did ya say you poured over them when you where done? and did ya hafta do it more then once--ok seeya---john
there way cool they look medieval (cant spell hahaha)
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Post by cookie3rocks on May 12, 2004 22:58:10 GMT -5
VERY VERY PRETTY.
So tell us, How'd you do it? What kind of stones did you use? Are they laquared?
Congrats on some beautiful "objects de arte"
(or something like that)
cookie
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llanago
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Post by llanago on May 12, 2004 23:21:47 GMT -5
I think they turned out beautiful!
Barbara and I talked a while back about making mobiles with our finished rocks. I would like to do some southwest type stuff - cowboy hat, boots, coyote, half moon, cactus, Texas, etc. shapes and hang them from a neat piece of driftwood. I think I would like to do some of the pieces in the flint that is so abundant here and then some in some other kind of rocks with alot of color.
If we would just get some nice weather here so we could get out the jigsaws and cut some stuff to cover with our rocks, we'd be alot happier! All it has done for months is rain. We have had a few, very few days, with sun, but our rock/wood cutting is lagging behind because the weather won't cooperate! One of these days, when we get rich, we're gonna build us a workshop so we can do our sawing and rock cutting even when it's raining!
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RiverOtter
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Post by RiverOtter on May 12, 2004 23:25:19 GMT -5
Details, yes details are an absolute must. (Or are you keeping it as an artist's secret.)
Otter
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bwalters
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Post by bwalters on May 12, 2004 23:29:54 GMT -5
You know, I have a book and everything, but I have NO clue what kinda rocks are on the crosses. Polished most of them myself, but a few came out of surprise boxes from the rock show in S.A. The stones on the cross in the middle all came from a friend of mine's place, and I gave that cross to him and his wife yesterday. Part of those were flint. After I glued the rocks on the cedar backing with good old Elmer's Wood Glue, I used EnviroTex Lite Pour-On High Gloss Finish that I bought from Tru-Value Hardware. It was pretty easy to use, and I only used one coat. OK Sandsman, what are your ideas? Thanks for the compliments! ;D Barbara |
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llanago
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Post by llanago on May 12, 2004 23:36:42 GMT -5
Hey, BE, you forgot to tell them about the blowing on them part!
Gotta blow lots of hot air on the gloss to get the bubbles out! ;D
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bwalters
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Post by bwalters on May 12, 2004 23:43:58 GMT -5
Hey Girlfriend,
You don't have to give away ALL my secrets! ;D
B
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Post by sandsman1 on May 13, 2004 0:39:03 GMT -5
barb i like the uneven look and im gonna try one of those but i was thinkin take slabs that will hang over the sides of the wood and cut even ends to butt together nice and tight and after glueing run them through the trim saw and cut them flush to wood on the sides but still havent fig what to do with the wood showing on the other parts you will see, maybe some stain real dark will hide the wood any ideas??
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bschultz
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Post by bschultz on May 13, 2004 9:46:20 GMT -5
Great job Barb. What are the dimensions of the crosses. They must be fairly heavy.
Bob
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Post by rockyraccoon on May 13, 2004 9:49:07 GMT -5
i like them! how creative!
kim
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James
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Post by James on May 13, 2004 14:34:32 GMT -5
I really like them. It reminds me of the arts and crafts projects I used to do in Sunday school. The kids love it!
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Post by creativeminded on May 13, 2004 14:48:53 GMT -5
Very nice, did you use some kind of form or did you free form them. A project like that has endless possibilities.
Tami
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donwrob
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Post by donwrob on May 13, 2004 15:48:02 GMT -5
Beautiful project Barbara! I really like the looks of them, they turned out great. Thanks for sharing the pics with us, cheers, Don
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bwalters
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Post by bwalters on May 13, 2004 23:14:05 GMT -5
Hi all,
Thanks for all the good words about my little project. I appreciate it!
Sandsman, it may be hard to tell from the pics, but looking at the tops of the crosses, no wood was showing except for one tiny place on the middle one where I should have dropped in another chip. Some of the stones I used were similar in color to the cedar backing. As far as using slabs that hang over the edges of the backing and then trimming, wouldn't there be too much vibration for the glue to hold the pieces securely? I really don't know. I'm just guessing about that. I'm thinking about doing my next one with a plexiglass backing. Easy to cut with a jigsaw, and no worry about wood showing! But it does stink when you're cutting it, doesn't smell good like wood does.
Bob, the crosses are about 6 1/2" by 4 1/2", and they really aren't heavy at all.
Tami, I cheated. I have a silver cross that I traced and then just rounded the edges a bit.
James, glad you like them, glad your kids like them, and glad you used to go to Sunday School! ;D
Don, thanks for the compliments. I really enjoyed doing these, and for my 1st effort, I am pretty pleased with them. But the thanks for posting them has to go to Llana. She's the one with the camara......and the only one of the two of us that has the computer 'smarts' to make that happen!
Thanks again, All!
Barbara
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Post by sandsman1 on May 13, 2004 23:43:23 GMT -5
barb what i was gettin at is yours look good on the ceder board i like the weatherd wood look --im gonna hafta use plain ply wood and its a light color and will stand out on the sides since i would just cover the face of the wood
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Post by creativeminded on May 14, 2004 13:51:22 GMT -5
Hey that isn't cheating that is using common sense.
It does show me that what I have planned will work, the only difference is I am thinking about using decopauge as a cover/filler.
Tami
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bwalters
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Post by bwalters on May 14, 2004 14:35:15 GMT -5
Hi Sandsman, I think on my future rock covered wood projects, I will finish the wood first like you suggested. Since I just let the gloss finish run off the sides of the crosses, I ended up with a little bit of a mess on the backs that I had to sand off and polyurethane. Course, that's going to require figuring out something to use as a temporary border along the edge of the piece to hold the gloss finish. Any suggestions for that? Tami, what is it that you have planned? I bet it's something exciting! Barbara |
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Post by sandsman1 on May 14, 2004 23:18:27 GMT -5
barb i think if you can get more of the ceder pieces i would stick with that if i knew where to get some thats what i would use, i think they came out realy cool lookin it works well with the stone, i think the best part of them was the medieval look of it the first time i seen the pic it yelled knights of the round table too cool hahaha
did you say they where ceder shingles ? maybe i can go buy a box to work with cause i dont think the ply wood will look half as good but then they will be new prob wont look the same, yours where weatherd huh
and when you poured the stuff on did ya leave it lay flat to get hard , i was thinkin bout the throw away bake pans in the doller store to lay it in, when dry then brush the back with same stuff and seal all the wood, what did you use,,, hahaha i know coolit with all the questions
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Hope it works!
On second thought, don't be brutal, just tell me what you think I would like to hear. ;D
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