For this one, I decided to use a wooden framework, as opposed to rebar, due to the smaller size of this enclosure. Atop that, industrial strenght metal wiring(kind of like chickenwire) was laid and shaped out to form a rough shape. Next, a concrete mixture; many different mixes can work depending on what you are trying to do, once the mix starts to harden, or cure, I then begin doing the more meticulous part... sculpting a natural looking rock formation out of basically, a big blob of concrete. I don't make any schematics, I build from my imagination.... It's kind of like making a painting, or a sculpture- that's actually what it is I guess- sculpture.. Maybe I'll put some of my works on exhibit at the Met in NYC...lol. Hope this helps.. I will be compiling pics of all of my previous works, along with this particular enclosure's final, completed pictures, within the next couple of days. Thanks for looking!!



bob mendyk

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• Here's some synthetic rockwork for a bearded dragon enclosure.... - bmendyk, Sun Oct 26 18:27:24 2003
• a closeup of some of the rockwork... - bmendyk, Sun Oct 26 18:27:52 2003
• oops, here's the other pic - bmendyk, Sun Oct 26 18:28:23 2003
• RE: oops, here's the other pic - zoodude, Sun Oct 26 18:34:08 2003
• RE: oops, here's the other pic - bmendyk, Sun Oct 26 20:42:58 2003
• RE: oops, here's the other pic - zoodude, Mon Oct 27 11:09:49 2003
• How did you make that? - clp, Mon Oct 27 20:57:11 2003
• RE: How did you make that? - bmendyk, Tue Oct 28 20:21:48 2003